- Holocrystalline
- Holocrystalline Hol`o*crys"tal*line, a. [Holo + crystalline.] (Min.) Completely crystalline; -- said of a rock like granite, all the constituents of which are crystalline.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Holocrystalline
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holocrystalline — adj. completely crystalline, completely made of crystal (of rocks) … English contemporary dictionary
holocrystalline — holo·crystalline … English syllables
holocrystalline — |hälō, |hōlō+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hol + crystalline : completely crystalline : made up wholly of crystals or crystalline particles used of a rock (as granite) * * * holocrysˈtalline adjective Wholly… … Useful english dictionary
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Amphibolite — (pronEng|æmˈfɪbəlaɪt) is the name given to a rock consisting mainly of hornblende amphibole, the use of the term being restricted, however, to metamorphic rocks. The modern terminology for a holocrystalline plutonic igneous rocks composed… … Wikipedia
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