Cryptocrystalline

Title

Cryptocrystalline

Subject

Rocks with a crystalline structure in which the individual crystals are so small that they cannot be identified using standard optical microscopy are described as cryptocrystalline.

Description

Compare with microcrystalline.

Collection

Glossary

Citation

“Cryptocrystalline,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/184.