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hypocrystalline

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hypocrystalline [¦hī·pō′krist·əl·ən]
(petrology)
Pertaining to the texture of igneous rock characterized by crystalline components in an amorphous groundmass. Also known as hemicrystalline; hypohyaline; merocrystalline; miocrystalline; semicrystalline.
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Those are hypocrystalline alkaline trachytes and rhyolites (Pardo, 2004), that suggest that volatile release was continuous through the permeable conduit walls while magma rising occurred.
The Paipa volcano, Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, South America: ... by Pardo, Natalia; Cepeda, Hector; Jaramillo, Jose Maria / Earth Sciences Research Journal
 
 
 
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