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Igneous texture

Poikilitic texture

Large, later-formed crystals (oikocrysts) surround smaller, earlier-formed crystals (chadacrysts) of other minerals.

What it means

The host crystal grew later than the grains it encloses.

Where to look for it

Diabase, peridotite (pyroxene or hornblende around olivine)

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Sources

Wikipedia: Poikilitic texture