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dactylotype
A textural term applied by Shand in 1906 to the intergrowth of sodalite with orthoclase in borolanite and its associates. The sodalite is altered to pinitic mica and appears in threadlike or vermicular aggregates closely packed in a matrix of orthoclase.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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