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hypohyaline
Said of the texture of an igneous rock that has crystalline components in a glassy groundmass, with a ratio of crystals to glass between 3:5 and 1:7. Compare: hypocrystalline
- Sõnaliik: adjective
- Valdkond/domeen: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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