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false equilibrium
The growth of a metastable or monotropic phase under conditions apparently indicating true equilibrium, as in the development of andalusite crystals in which sillimanite actually represents the stable phase.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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