acicular

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Sagenite, sāj′en-īt, n. acicular crystals of rutile occurring in reticulated forms embedded in quartz.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, and the crystals are either prismatic or acicular in habit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes observed in glassy volcanic rocks.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

The plumbago occurs both amorphous, and in long acicular crystals.

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold

It was a ravishing country, a fairy-country of blue skies and fleecy clouds; of acicular summits and sharp-edged crags; of mist-hung valleys shimmering in the sun; of black chasms dizzily bridged by scarlet-flowered vines.

From The Azure Rose A Novel by Kauffman, Reginald Wright