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Microcrystalline
Title
Microcrystalline
Subject
Rocks with a crystalline structure in which the individual crystals cannot be identified by the naked eye, but are large enough to be identified using standard optical microscopy are described as microcrystalline.
Description
Compare with cryptocrystalline.
Collection
Citation
“Microcrystalline,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/227.