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Phanerite

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004259

An igneous rock in which the individual mineral grains are large enough to be visible to the unaided eye. This coarse-grained texture indicates a slow cooling rate, typically occurring in intrusive igneous environments deep within the Earth's crust. Granite is a common example of a phaneritic rock.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004259
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Phanerit; Spanish: fanerita; French: phanérite
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004259",
  "term": "Phanerite",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An igneous rock in which the individual mineral grains are large enough to be visible to the unaided eye. This coarse-grained texture indicates a slow cooling rate, typically occurring in intrusive igneous environments deep within the Earth's crust. Granite is a common example of a phaneritic rock.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Phanerit",
    "es": "fanerita",
    "fr": "phanérite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/phanerite/"
}

Record 4,661 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.