groundmass

• Геологический термин, обозначающий мелкозернистый кристаллический материал, образующий матрицу, в которую вкраплены более крупные кристаллы в магматической породе.

A geological term referring to the fine-grained crystalline material that forms the matrix in which larger crystals are embedded in an igneous rock.

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1. Geological matrixC2formalscientific

   The fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded in igneous rocks.

   Геологическая матрица

   • The groundmass of the basalt contains tiny crystals of feldspar.
   • Geologists study the groundmass to understand the cooling history of the rock.
   • Phenocrysts are often surrounded by a finer groundmass in porphyritic textures.

   Synonymsbasematrix