Symplectite

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005825",
  "term": "Symplectite",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A mineral aggregate exhibiting a symplectic texture, where two or more minerals are intimately intergrown in a complex, often vermicular or lamellar pattern. These intergrowths result from specific geological processes like exsolution, reaction, or eutectic crystallization. An example is myrmekite, an intergrowth of quartz and plagioclase.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "symplectic"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Symplektit",
    "es": "simplectita",
    "fr": "symplectite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/symplectite/"
}