crystallite

A noun referring to any of numerous minute, rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition, often found in glassy igneous rock.

• 🇩🇪Kleinstes, oft nur mikroskopisch erkennbares Kristallkorn oder Kristallkeim, insbesondere in glasigen magmatischen Gesteinen.

1. Minute crystal in rock C2 formal scientific

   A tiny, rudimentary crystalline body, often of unknown composition, found within glassy igneous rock.

   • The geologist identified numerous crystallites in the volcanic glass sample.
   • Under the microscope, the crystallites appeared as tiny, needle-like structures.
   • The formation of crystallites indicates a rapid cooling process in the magma.

   🇩🇪Mikroskopischer Kristall im Gestein

• crystallites plural form
• crystallites' possessive plural form
• crystallite's possessive singular form