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Cryptocrystalline

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001479

Describing a rock or mineral texture where the individual crystals are too small to be distinguished even with a petrographic microscope. The crystalline nature is evident only under very high magnification, such as with an electron microscope. Chert and chalcedony are common examples of cryptocrystalline minerals.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001479
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: kryptokritallin; Spanish: criptocristalino; French: cryptocristallin
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001479",
  "term": "Cryptocrystalline",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a rock or mineral texture where the individual crystals are too small to be distinguished even with a petrographic microscope. The crystalline nature is evident only under very high magnification, such as with an electron microscope. Chert and chalcedony are common examples of cryptocrystalline minerals.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "kryptokritallin",
    "es": "criptocristalino",
    "fr": "cryptocristallin"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cryptocrystalline/"
}

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