euhedral
euhedral (idiomorphic) A morphological term referring to grains in igneous rocks which have a regular crystallographic shape. Euhedral forms are developed when a crystal grows freely in a melt and is uninhibited by the presence of any surrounding crystals. The shape of the growing crystals will thus be controlled by their own natural crystallographic form. Compare ANHEDRAL.
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