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Aphanite vs Aphanitic - What's the difference?

aphanite | aphanitic |

In context|geology|lang=en terms the difference between aphanite and aphanitic

is that aphanite is (geology) certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye while aphanitic is (geology) pertaining to or consisting of aphanites, igneous rocks which have crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye.

As a noun aphanite

is (geology) certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.

As an adjective aphanitic is

(geology) pertaining to or consisting of aphanites, igneous rocks which have crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye.

aphanite

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia aphanite)
  • (geology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
  • aphanitic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Pertaining to or consisting of aphanites, igneous rocks which have crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye.
  • See also

    * (aphanite)