Symplectitic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005826",
  "term": "Symplectitic",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing a rock texture characterized by a fine-grained, intimate intergrowth of two or more different minerals. This texture forms during the simultaneous crystallization of minerals from a melt or through a solid-state reaction where one mineral replaces another. A common example is the intergrowth of quartz and feldspar, which forms a texture known as myrmekite.",
  "synonyms": [
    "symplectic"
  ],
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "see_also": [
    "symplectic"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "symplektitisch",
    "es": "simplectítico",
    "fr": "symplectitique"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/symplectitic/"
}