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Sedimentary vs Poikilotopic - What's the difference?

sedimentary | poikilotopic |

As adjectives the difference between sedimentary and poikilotopic

is that sedimentary is (geology|of a rock) made by the deposition and compression of small particles while poikilotopic is (geology) describing a crystalline sedimentary rock having multisized crystals the larger of which enclose small ones, often of a different mineral.

sedimentary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.

    • Coordinate terms

    * igneous, metamorphic

    Derived terms

    * sedimentary rock

    poikilotopic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Describing a crystalline sedimentary rock having multisized crystals the larger of which enclose small ones, often of a different mineral

    • Synonyms

    * poikilocrystallic