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A '''phenocryst''' is a relatively large [[crystal]] set into the [[groundmass]] of an [[igneous rock]] to give a [[porphyritic]] texture.
 
A '''phenocryst''' is a relatively large [[crystal]] set into the [[groundmass]] of an [[igneous rock]] to give a [[porphyritic]] texture.
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
*Pellant, Chris. ''The Complete Book of Rocks and Minerals'', Dorling Kindersley Inc.: New York (1995), ''p. 251''
 
*Pellant, Chris. ''The Complete Book of Rocks and Minerals'', Dorling Kindersley Inc.: New York (1995), ''p. 251''
    
[[category:Mineralogy]]
 
[[category:Mineralogy]]
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