xenocryst

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noun

An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

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Meanings

nounxenocryst (plural xenocrysts)

plural xenocrysts · alternative xenocrystal

  1. geographyAn isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

Origin

xeno- + -cryst

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APA

xenocryst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenocryst

MLA

“xenocryst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenocryst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenocryst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenocryst.

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