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xenocryst
[ zen-uh-krist, zee-nuh- ]
noun
, Mineralogy.
- a rock or crystal engulfed by magma and retained as an inclusion in the resulting igneous rock.
xenocryst
/ ˈzɛnəˌkrɪst /
noun
- a crystal included within an igneous rock as the magma cooled but not formed from it
xenocryst
/ zĕn′ə-krĭst′,zē′nə- /
- A crystal foreign to the igneous rock in which it occurs. Xenocrysts usually form during metamorphism.
- Compare xenolith
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- xeno·crystic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of xenocryst1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of xenocryst1
C20: from xeno- + cryst ( al )
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