adjective
- of, relating to, or composed of aplite; characterized by a fine-grained, light-colored igneous rock texture
Usage: geology; technical
Examples
- The aplitic granite showed a distinctly fine-grained texture under the microscope.
- Geologists identified aplitic dikes cutting through the coarser granite formations.
- The aplitic composition of the rock sample indicated rapid cooling during crystallization.
- Aplitic pegmatites are often found at the margins of larger igneous intrusions.