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What does grainy mean in mineralogy ?
Grainy : definition
This adjective designates a rock or a structure made up of an assembly of crystals all in grains visible to the naked eye. The grainy structure is particularly characteristic of plutonic rocks (
granites
,
gabbros
, etc...).
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