Definition of xenocryst in English:

xenocryst

nounˈzɛnə(ʊ)krɪstˈzēnə-

Geology

A crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma.
〔地质〕异晶，捕获晶
Example sentencesExamples
- The xenocrysts provide evidence that earlier Neoproterozoic rocks were present in the region and that locally rocks date back to 1929 Ma.
- We interpret these grains as xenocrysts from an older source terrain from which the granitic protolith of sample MS 3 may have been derived by anatectic melting.
- Xenoliths, which are pieces of wall rock, or xenocrysts, which are single mineral grains that originate from xenoliths, can commonly be recognized at outcrops of magmatic rocks.
- Again, the lack of zircon xenocrysts in this sample does not allow discrimination between these alternatives.
- This could represent a xenocryst derived from Archaean basement rocks of the region.

Derivatives

xenocrystic

adjectivezɛnə(ʊ)ˈkrɪstɪk

Geology

Many of the intrusions contain veins and irregular patches of xenocrystic hybrid rock and granite.
Example sentencesExamples
- These are interpreted as xenocrystic cores and are of a similar age to zircon analysed elsewhere in the Anatolide belt of western Turkey.
- The remaining analyses can be represented as a single population at 603 + / - 3 Ma, but this would be a population of xenocrystic cores within the magmatic grains.
- There is also a subpopulation of subrounded xenocrystic zircons, which are slightly more brown than euhedral grains.
- Care was taken to sample the middle of the largest intrusion, to avoid contamination by xenocrystic component from the surrounding host rocks.

Origin

Late 19th century: from xeno- 'foreign' + crystal.

Definition of xenocryst in US English:

xenocryst

nounˈzēnə-

Geology

A crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma.
〔地质〕异晶，捕获晶
Example sentencesExamples
- We interpret these grains as xenocrysts from an older source terrain from which the granitic protolith of sample MS 3 may have been derived by anatectic melting.
- Again, the lack of zircon xenocrysts in this sample does not allow discrimination between these alternatives.
- Xenoliths, which are pieces of wall rock, or xenocrysts, which are single mineral grains that originate from xenoliths, can commonly be recognized at outcrops of magmatic rocks.
- The xenocrysts provide evidence that earlier Neoproterozoic rocks were present in the region and that locally rocks date back to 1929 Ma.
- This could represent a xenocryst derived from Archaean basement rocks of the region.

Origin

Late 19th century: from xeno- ‘foreign’ + crystal.

单词	xenocryst
释义	Definition of xenocryst in English: xenocryst nounˈzɛnə(ʊ)krɪstˈzēnə- Geology A crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma. 〔地质〕异晶，捕获晶 Example sentencesExamples The xenocrysts provide evidence that earlier Neoproterozoic rocks were present in the region and that locally rocks date back to 1929 Ma. We interpret these grains as xenocrysts from an older source terrain from which the granitic protolith of sample MS 3 may have been derived by anatectic melting. Xenoliths, which are pieces of wall rock, or xenocrysts, which are single mineral grains that originate from xenoliths, can commonly be recognized at outcrops of magmatic rocks. Again, the lack of zircon xenocrysts in this sample does not allow discrimination between these alternatives. This could represent a xenocryst derived from Archaean basement rocks of the region. Derivatives xenocrystic adjectivezɛnə(ʊ)ˈkrɪstɪk Geology Many of the intrusions contain veins and irregular patches of xenocrystic hybrid rock and granite. Example sentencesExamples These are interpreted as xenocrystic cores and are of a similar age to zircon analysed elsewhere in the Anatolide belt of western Turkey. The remaining analyses can be represented as a single population at 603 + / - 3 Ma, but this would be a population of xenocrystic cores within the magmatic grains. There is also a subpopulation of subrounded xenocrystic zircons, which are slightly more brown than euhedral grains. Care was taken to sample the middle of the largest intrusion, to avoid contamination by xenocrystic component from the surrounding host rocks. Origin Late 19th century: from xeno- 'foreign' + crystal. Definition of xenocryst in US English: xenocryst nounˈzēnə- Geology A crystal in an igneous rock which is not derived from the original magma. 〔地质〕异晶，捕获晶 Example sentencesExamples We interpret these grains as xenocrysts from an older source terrain from which the granitic protolith of sample MS 3 may have been derived by anatectic melting. Again, the lack of zircon xenocrysts in this sample does not allow discrimination between these alternatives. Xenoliths, which are pieces of wall rock, or xenocrysts, which are single mineral grains that originate from xenoliths, can commonly be recognized at outcrops of magmatic rocks. The xenocrysts provide evidence that earlier Neoproterozoic rocks were present in the region and that locally rocks date back to 1929 Ma. This could represent a xenocryst derived from Archaean basement rocks of the region. Origin Late 19th century: from xeno- ‘foreign’ + crystal.
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