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Xenolith vs Phenocryst - What's the difference?

xenolith | phenocryst |

As nouns the difference between xenolith and phenocryst

is that xenolith is any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found while phenocryst is any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock.

xenolith

English

(wikipedia xenolith)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found

    • phenocryst

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia phenocryst) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock