xenoblast

[ zen-uh-blast, zee-nuh- ]
/ ˈzɛn əˌblæst, ˈzi nə- /

noun Mineralogy.

a crystal that forms in metamorphic rock and gets its outline from neighboring crystals.

OTHER WORDS FROM xenoblast

xen·o·blas·tic, adjective

Scientific definitions for xenoblast

xenoblast
[ zĕnə-blăst′, zēnə- ]

A mineral that has not developed its characteristic crystalline faces and that has formed in a rock that has undergone metamorphism.