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Spherule vs Variolite - What's the difference?

spherule | variolite |

As nouns the difference between spherule and variolite

is that spherule is a small sphere while variolite is (geology) a kind of diorite or diabase with embedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.

spherule

English

Noun

(Martian spherules) (en noun)
  • A small sphere.

    • Derived terms

    * spherular * sphaerolite, spherolithe * Martian spherule

    See also

    * ball (in topology )

    variolite

    English

    Noun

  • (geology) A kind of diorite or diabase with embedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.
    • (Webster 1913)