- subhedral
- sub·he·dral
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subhedral
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subhedral — |səb|hēdrəl adjective Etymology: sub + hedral : incompletely bounded by crystal planes : partly faced * * * /sub hee dreuhl/, adj. Petrog. (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form. [SUB +… … Useful english dictionary
subhedral — /sub hee dreuhl/, adj. Petrog. (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form. [SUB + HEDRAL] * * * … Universalium
subhedral — adjective Having some crystal faces and some grainy surfaces; neither entirely euhedral nor entirely anhedral … Wiktionary
igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary … Universalium
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Pyrochlore — Infobox mineral name = Pyrochlore category = Oxide mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = caption = formula = (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F) molweight = color = Brown, yellow brown, reddish brown, orange, black habit = disseminated granular subhedral system =… … Wikipedia
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