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subhedral

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subhedral [¦səb¦hē·drəl]
(mineralogy)
Pertaining to an individual mineral crystal that is partly bounded by its own crystal faces and partly bounded by surfaces formed against preexisting crystals.
Descriptive of a crystal having partially developed crystal faces.


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Zones of massive sulfide are typically surrounded by haloes of disseminated pyrite consisting of medium- to coarse-grained (1 to 4 mm) subhedral to euhedral pyrite grains that make up 5 to 20% of the rock.
50-55]) forms subhedral to euhedral, homogeneous, in places weakly zoned grains often containing inclusions of titanomagnetite.
These are very fine-grained, subhedral to anhedral, interstitial sulphides.
 
 
 
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