armoured relict crystal

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Term: armoured relict crystal
Definition:

a crystal of an earlier rock that is prevented from further reaction in a later rock by a rim of reaction products
SWEET Earth Science
Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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