A small grain or seed, or a granule-like structure in rocks or minerals.
From Spanish 'granilla,' diminutive of 'grana' (grain), derived from Latin 'granum.' The suffix '-illa' indicates a small or diminished form.
This word is rarely used in modern English, but it shows how Spanish and other Romance languages created specific geological terms centuries ago that we still encounter in scientific texts.
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