Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- geology a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
Kelyphitic Rims on Garnet
Kelyphitic Rims on Garnet
Kelyphitic rims in garnet grains from xenoliths of deformed
a. Backscattered electron micrograph illustrating a kelyphitic rim
Kelyphitic rim on garnet (30 µm thin section, PPL) | Flickr