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Trochite vs Trichite - What's the difference?

trochite | trichite |

As nouns the difference between trochite and trichite

is that trochite is (paleontology) a wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid while trichite is (mineralogy) a kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian.

trochite

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (paleontology) A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.
    • (Webster 1913)

    trichite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian.
  • (zoology) A delicate, hair-like siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
    • (Webster 1913)