Definition of intergrowth in English:
intergrowth
noun ˈɪntəɡrəʊθˈin(t)ərˌɡrōTH
A thing produced by intergrowing, especially of mineral crystals in rock.
Example sentencesExamples
- I was thus able to easily draw not only ideal crystals, but also crystals with distorted forms and all kinds of intergrowths.
- White intergrowths of albite crystals are a common associate of amazonite and smoky quartz.
- The early type has been noted microscopically in intergrowths with marmatite.
- Reticulated, generally triangular-appearing twinned intergrowths of slender prismatic crystals are typically referred to as ‘sagenite.’
- These intergrowths were very difficult to study.