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Phaneritic

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004260

Describing the texture of an igneous rock where the constituent mineral grains are sufficiently large to be distinguished individually without magnification. This texture results from slow crystallization of magma, allowing crystals to grow to a visible size. Rocks with phaneritic texture are typically intrusive, such as gabbro or diorite.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004260
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: phanitisch; Spanish: fanerítico; French: phanéritique
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004260",
  "term": "Phaneritic",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing the texture of an igneous rock where the constituent mineral grains are sufficiently large to be distinguished individually without magnification. This texture results from slow crystallization of magma, allowing crystals to grow to a visible size. Rocks with phaneritic texture are typically intrusive, such as gabbro or diorite.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "phanitisch",
    "es": "fanerítico",
    "fr": "phanéritique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/phaneritic/"
}

Record 4,662 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.