Phanerocrystalline


[fan-uh-roh-kris-tl-in, -ahyn] /ˌfæn ə roʊˈkrɪs tl ɪn, -ˌaɪn/

adjective, Petrography.
1.
(of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
/ˌfænərəʊˈkrɪstəlɪn; -ˌlaɪn/
adjective
1.
(of igneous and metamorphic rocks) having a crystalline structure in which the crystals are large enough to be seen with the naked eye

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