Definition of Holocrystalline. Meaning of Holocrystalline. Synonyms of Holocrystalline

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Definition of Holocrystalline

Holocrystalline
Holocrystalline Hol`o*crys"tal*line, a. [Holo + crystalline.] (Min.) Completely crystalline; -- said of a rock like granite, all the constituents of which are crystalline.

Meaning of Holocrystalline from wikipedia

- used. Geologists describe four qualitative levels of crystallinity: holocrystalline rocks are completely crystalline; hypocrystalline rocks are partially...
- Nepheline syenite is a holocrystalline plutonic rock that consists largely of nepheline and alkali feldspar. The rocks are mostly pale colored, grey or...
- feldspar – a plutonic rock with <5% normative quartz Nepheline syenite – Holocrystalline plutonic rock – A silica-undersaturated plutonic rock of nepheline...
- also called dolerite (/ˈdɒl.əˌraɪt/) or microgabbro, is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro...
- from the slow cooling of magnesium-rich and iron-rich magma into a holocrystalline m**** deep beneath the Earth's surface. Slow-cooling, co****-grained...
- Alkali feldspar granite Igneous rock Alkali feldspar granite. Holocrystalline texture, co****-grained. Great amounts of pot****ium feldspar (orthoclase...
- tremolite-talc schist is not generally considered a variety of amphibolite. A holocrystalline plutonic igneous rock composed primarily of hornblende amphibole is...
- with abundant small pink or red pyralspite garnets in a 'granular' holocrystalline matrix. Concentrations of garnets, micas, or amphiboles may form along...
- pipes Lamprophyre – Ultrapot****ic igneous rocks Nepheline syenite – Holocrystalline plutonic rock Ultrapot****ic igneous rocks – class of rare ultramafic...
- black metallic and light-colored Habit even-granular texture Luster metallic to sub-metallic Fracture conchoidal Tenacity brittle Texture holocrystalline...