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xenoblast

[zen-uh-blast, zee-nuh-]

noun

Mineralogy.

  1. a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.

xenoblast

  1. A mineral that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and that has formed in a rock that has undergone metamorphism.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • xenoblastic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of xenoblast1

First recorded in 1920–25; xeno- ( def. ) + -blast ( def. )

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