Difference between revisions of "Porphyroblastic"

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A porphyroblastic texture occurs in metamorphic rocks where relatively large crystals are set into a finer rock matrix, i.e. garnets in schist.

Pellant, Chris. The Complete Book of Rocks and Minerals, Dorling Kindersley Inc.: New York (1995), p. 251

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	*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''

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