anhedral crystal

geology
Also known as: xenomorphic crystal

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crystal formation of igneous rocks

  • temperature of Earth
    In igneous rock: Fabric

    … or hypidiomorphic (partly faced), or anhedral or allotriomorphic (no external crystal faces). Quite apart from the presence or absence of crystal faces, the shape, or habit, of individual mineral grains is described by such terms as equant, tabular, platy, elongate, fibrous, rodlike, lathlike, needlelike, and irregular. A more general contrast…

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