Euhedral
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Description
A crystalline form that is readily recognized by its planar faces. Euhedral minerals are recognize by their characteristic crystalline faces. In a rock where mos of the grains are euhedral, the fabric is said to be idomorphic granular.
Synonyms and Related Terms
automorphic; idiomorphic; eudrico (Port.); automrfico (Port.); idiomrfico (Port.)
Authority
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- Submitted information, Submitted information Comment: Jos Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.