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peritectic
Said of an isothermal reversible reaction in a crystallizing melt or magma in which a liquid phase reacts with a solid phase to produce another solid phase on cooling.
- Part of Speech: adjective
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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