- anhedral grain
- ангедральное зерно
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
English-Russian mining dictionary. В.П. Манышев.
anhedral — n. angle at which the main planes of an airplane are tilted downwards to the lateral axis adj. xenomorphic, of or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its typical crystalline form but has a form stamped on it by grains that surround… … English contemporary dictionary
igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary … Universalium
Rock microstructure — includes the texture of a rock and the small scale rock structures. The words texture and microstructure are interchangeable, with the latter preferred in modern geological literature. However, texture is still acceptable because it is a useful… … Wikipedia
Coloradoite — from the La Plata District of Colorado General Category Telluride mineral … Wikipedia
Granoblastic — is an anhedral phaneritic equi granular metamorphic rock texture. Granoblastic texture is typical of quartzite, marble and other non foliated metamorphic rocks without porphyroblasts. Characteristics defining granoblastic texture include: grains… … Wikipedia
xenomorphic — xenomorphically, adv. /zen euh mawr fik, zee neuh /, adj. 1. Also, allotriomorphic. Petrog. noting or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains;… … Universalium
xenomorphic — adj. having an unusual shape, oddly shaped (Geology); anhedral, of or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its typical crystalline form but has a form stamped on it by grains that surround it … English contemporary dictionary
xenomorphic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik adjective Etymology: xen + morphic : allotriomorphic * * * xenomorphically, adv. /zen euh mawr fik, zee neuh /, adj. 1. Also, allotriomorphic. Petrog. noting or pertaining to a mineral grain that does not have its characteristic … Useful english dictionary