xenocrystal

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A form of xenocryst — 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

nounxenocrystal (plural xenocrystals)

plural xenocrystals

  1. alternativegeographyAlternative form of xenocryst.

    The absence of xenocrystal contamination reinforces the primary character of this layer.

    2015 October 13, “A Human Deciduous Tooth and New 40Ar/39Ar Dating Results from the Middle Pleistocene Archaeological Site of Isernia La Pineta, Southern Italy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From xeno- + crystal.

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