spherule

Example Sentences

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They were looking for spherule particles, or tiny fragments of rock, left behind by impact.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024

Evidence for the theory can be found not just within the crystals but also in areas called spherule beds.

From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2022

He worries that only two spherule beds match the crystal data, and one of those beds is not located within Australia—meaning that the timing might not match after all.

From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2022

Among animals, the color of the eyes and hairy covering, the form and height of the animal, its generic characteristics, and its individual characters—all are contained within this minute spherule.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The gradually increasing amplitude of the disturbance, the formation of the elongated ligament, and the subsequent transformation of the ligament into a spherule, could be examined with ease.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various