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▸ noun: (geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
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▸ noun: (geology) An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.
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xenocrystal,
xenolith,
phenocryst,
xenoblast,
xenolite,
megacryst,
phenocrystal,
microphenocryst,
cryptocrystalline,
antecryst,
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