THESAURUS

Phenocryst Thesaurus

(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock

Synonyms for Phenocryst

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include olivine, phenocrystal, microphenocryst, xenocryst, megacryst, brotocrystal.

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