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symplectite

symplectite noun: an intimate intergrowth of two or more different crystals, formed from the breakdown of unstable phases, consisting of minerals, ceramics, or metals.

Noun

symplectite (plural symplectites)

  1. An intimate intergrowth of two or more different crystals, formed from the breakdown of unstable phases, consisting of minerals, ceramics, or metals.
    • The Phe + Qtz symplectite, grown preferentially along the planar perthitic exsolution lamellae, indicates that the albite exsolution (i.e., a first retrogression) occurred before the eclogite-facies metamorphism […].2017, J. Theo Kloprogge, Robert Lavinsky, “Introduction: Geological Examples”, in Photo Atlas of Mineral Pseudomorphism, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 88

Forms of symplectite

pluralsymplectites
alternative formsymplektite

Origin of symplectite

From -ite.

Words formed from symplectite

Questions about symplectite

What does symplectite mean?
Symplectite means an intimate intergrowth of two or more different crystals, formed from the breakdown of unstable phases, consisting of minerals, ceramics, or metals.
What part of speech is symplectite?
Symplectite is a noun.
What is the plural of symplectite?
The plural of symplectite is symplectites.

Words near symplectite in the dictionary

  1. symplectically
  2. symplecticity
  3. symplectics
  4. symplectisation
  5. symplectisations
  6. symplectite
  7. symplectites
  8. symplectitic
  9. symplectization
  10. symplectizations
  11. symplectomorphic

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