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Granular (or phaneritic)
Title
Granular (or phaneritic)
Subject
This texture refers to an igneous or metamorphic rock which consists entirely of interlocking, roughly equant grains, large enough to be seen with naked eye.
Description
Have a look at the hornblende biotite granite (L102) in the 1A Reference Series.
Collection
Citation
“Granular (or phaneritic),” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/203.