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Aphantic

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aphanitic(geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.
microaphanitic(geology) Synonym of cryptocrystalline.
aphaniphyric(geology, of porphyritic rocks) Having microaphanitic groundmasses
phanerocrystallinenoun(geology, of rocks) Visibly crystalline.
anhedralnoun(aeronautics) the downward slope of an aircraft’s wing
xenomorphicIn an unusual form; having a strange form.
porphyritic(geology) Containing large crystals in a fine mass of material.
ophitic(geology) Having crystals of feldspar interspersed with plates of augite.
phaneriticnoun(geology, petrology) Pertaining to phanerites, igneous rocks composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).
phaneromeric(geology) formed of minerals that can be distinguished with the naked eye
holocrystalline(mineralogy) Completely crystalline; said of a rock like granite, all of whose constituents are crystalline.
xenotopic(geology) Having anhedral crystals
macrocrystallinenoun(geology) Having crystals that are visible without the use of magnification
massiveVery large in size or extent.
phaneric(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)
hypocrystallinenoun(geology, of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
hypohyaline(geology) Partly glassy.
cryptomorphicHaving a form that obscures or masks the underlying meaning or purpose.
automorphic(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular.
spathicnoun(geology, mineralogy) Having good cleavage.

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