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   What does cryptocrystalline mean in mineralogy ?

Cryptocristalline : definition

This term designates an assembly of very small crystals (a few micrometers), hardly visible under an optical microscope. Among the cryptocrystalline minerals we can note chalcedony like this grape agate from Mamuju, Sulawesi Barat Province, Indonesia shown at right.

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