Crystallinity categories of igneous rocks

Crystallinity categories of igneous rocks

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Crystallinity categories of igneous rocks
crystallinity rock term
entirely crystalline holocrystalline
crystalline material and subordinate glass hemicrystalline or hypocrystalline
glass and subordinate crystalline material hemihyaline or hypohyaline
entirely glassy holohyaline or hyaline
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