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Agmatite

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migmatitenoun(geology) Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.
polymict(geology, of a breccia) Containing multiple types of rock.
embrechitenoun(petrology, uncommon) A type of migmatite where the crystal structures of the rock before metamorphism are partially preserved.
blastomylonitenoun(geology) A form of mylonite that has extensive recrystallization of its constituent minerals.
migmatizationnoun(geology) The metamorphosis of a rock to produce migmatite
pegmatitenounA coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
ophthalmitenoun(zoology) An eyestalk.
metasomatitenoun(geology) A metasomatic rock.
granulitenoun(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
miascitenounAlternative form of miaskite, or sometimes miassite. [(mineralogy) A granitoid rock containing biotite and elaeolite, a kind of nepheline syenite.]
dictyonitenoun(geology) A reticulated form of migmatite
megabreccianoun(geology) A very large breccia
megacrystnoun(geology) Any crystalline grain in an igneous or metamorphic rock that is much larger than those of the surrounding matrix
micropegmatitenoun(mineralogy, dated) A rock showing under the microscope the structure of pegmatite.
diatexitenoun(geology) A migmatite with relatively uniform appearance.
neosomenoun(geology) A migmatite formed by partial melting of an existing rock
microbreccianoun(geology) A breccia that contains very small particles of mineral
grammatitenoun(mineralogy) tremolite
melangenounA mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
metapelitenoun(geology) A metamorphosed pelite rock

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