💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Phenocrysts"
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|---|---|
| euhedral | (mineralogy) Having sharp, recognisable crystal faces. |
| feldsparnoun | (mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust. |
| subhedral | (mineralogy) Having some crystal faces and some grainy surfaces; neither entirely euhedral nor entirely anhedral. |
| phenacitenoun | (mineralogy) Alternative spelling of phenakite. [(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.] |
| pegmatitenoun | A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica. |
| pegmatitic | Containing or characteristic of pegmatite |
| crystallitesnoun | A small region of a solid that consists of a single crystal; a grain. |
| pyroxenenoun | (mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium. |
| mineralogicalnoun | Relating to mineralogy. |
| pyroxenitenoun | (geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende. |
| polycrystallinenoun | Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations |
| cryptocrystallinenoun | (petrology) A rock of this kind. |
| apophyllitenoun | (mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium. |
| pyrophyllitenoun | (mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc. |
| lithologynoun | (uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification. |
| igneous rocknoun | (geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive). |
| lithological | Of or pertaining to lithology |
| mineralogynoun | (petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals. |
| phosphoritenoun | (mineralogy) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite |
| lithologiesnoun | (uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification. |
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