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Xenomorph (geology)

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On the other hand, it is called anhedral (xenomorph, or allotriomorph) if no external form can be identified. If the habitus is partially developed, the mineral is called subhedral (subautomorph).
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form because of late crystallization between earlier formed crystals. Xenomorphs are typical of
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intrusions. It is also typical of the interstitial or cementing minerals formed during the
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in which the external form is controlled only by the internal
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that did not develop its otherwise typical external
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Xenolith

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