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xenocryst
xen·o·cryst X0003700 (zĕn′ə-krĭst′, zē′nə-)n. A crystal foreign to the igneous rock in which it occurs. [xeno- + cryst(al).]xenocryst (ˈzɛnəˌkrɪst) n (Geological Science) a crystal included within an igneous rock as the magma cooled but not formed from it[C20: from xeno- + cryst(al)]xenocryst
xenocryst[′zēn·ə‚krist] (crystallography) A crystal in igneous rock that resembles a phenocryst and is foreign to the enclosing body of rock. Also known as chadacryst. ThesaurusSeexenolith |