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Aphantic vs Aphanitic - What's the difference?

aphantic | aphanitic |


In geology terms the difference between aphantic and aphanitic

is that aphantic is of rock samples, compact, crystalline and too fine-grained in texture for its constituents to be identifiable while aphanitic is pertaining to or consisting of aphanites, igneous rocks which have crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye.

Taxonomy vs Aphanitic - What's the difference?

taxonomy | aphanitic |


As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

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.

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.