Glossary:Phenocryst

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Phenocryst
A large crystal surrounded by a finer matrix in a porphyry rock.

Source
Rapp, G. and Hill, C.L. (1998) Geoarchaeology: The earth-science approach to archaeological interpretation. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN: 0-300-07076-4

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