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Aphanitic vs Phaneritic - What's the difference?

aphanitic | phaneritic | Antonyms |

Phaneritic is a antonym of aphanitic.



As adjectives the difference between aphanitic and phaneritic

is that aphanitic is pertaining to or consisting of aphanites, igneous rocks which have crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye while phaneritic is of an igneous rock, having mineral grains large enough to see with the unaided 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)

    phaneritic

    English

    (wikipedia phaneritic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology, mineralogy) Of an igneous rock, having mineral grains large enough to see with the unaided eye.

    • Antonyms

    * aphanitic