PLEOCHROIC HALO

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. A minute zone of color or darkening surrounding and produced by a radioactive mineral crystal or inclusion b. Any of the concentrically colored aureoles in minerals--e.g., micas, fluorite, and cordierite--centered by minute grains of minerals containing radioactive elements, such as zircon and monazite. This discolorationresults from crystal structural radiation damage from alpha decay. (references)
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Anagrams: PLEOCHROIC HALO

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-h-h-i-l-l-o-o-o-p-r"
	-4 letters: pleochroic.
	-5 letters: alcoholic, echolalic, halophile, precocial.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-h-h-i-l-l-o-o-o-p-r"
	+5 letters: bacteriochlorophyll.
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