interpenetrant twin
interpenetrant twin (penetration twin) A twinned crystal where parts of the twin appear to intertwine to give an irregular or indefinable contact surface. It is a special kind of contact twin, e.g. quartz Dauphiné twins and interpenetrant twins of fluorite.
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