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aphanitic
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Princeton's WordNet
aphaniticadjective
of or relating to aphanite
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aphaniticadjective
Pertaining to or consisting of aphanites, igneous rocks which have crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye.
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aphanitic
Aphanites (adj. aphanitic; from Ancient Greek αφανης (aphanḗs) 'invisible') are igneous rocks that are so fine-grained that their component mineral crystals are not visible to the naked eye (in contrast to phanerites, in which the crystals are visible to the unaided eye). This geological texture results from rapid cooling in volcanic or hypabyssal (shallow subsurface) environments. As a rule, the texture of these rocks is not the same as that of volcanic glass (e.g., obsidian), with volcanic glass being non-crystalline (amorphous), and having a glass-like appearance.Aphanites are commonly porphyritic, having large crystals embedded in the fine groundmass, or matrix. The larger inclusions are called phenocrysts. They consist essentially of very small crystals of minerals such as plagioclase feldspar, with hornblende or augite, and may contain also biotite, quartz, and orthoclase.
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aphanitic
Aphanitic refers to the texture of igneous rocks, where the mineral grains are too small to see with the naked eye. This typically occurs due to rapid cooling of lava or magma, which does not allow enough time for large crystals to form. The term comes from the Greek word "aphanes", which means "invisible".
Webster Dictionary
Aphaniticadjective
resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of aphanitic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of aphanitic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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