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Preferred term

porphyroclast  

Type

  • http://www.irandoc.ac.ir/onto/irandoc-meta/Concept

Broader concept

Definitions

  • Relict crystal in metamorphic rock, in groundmass of relatively finer-grained material. Connotes that groundmass is result of tectonic reduction in grain size.

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http://www.irandoc.acir/onto/irandoc/SWEETT17366

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