idiomorphic

[ id-ee-uh-mawr-fik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Also (in a rock) noting or pertaining to a mineral constituent having its own characteristic outward crystalline form unaltered by the other constituents of the rock; automorphic.
having its own characteristic form.

idiomorphic

/ ˌɪdɪəʊˈmɔːfɪk /

1885–90; < Greek idiómorph ( os ) having an individual form ( idio-, -morphous ) + -ic

The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic.

Idiomorphic, id-i-o-mor′fik, adj. having a peculiar or distinctive form.

Typical nepheline-dolerites are scarce, and consist of idiomorphic augite, surrounded by nepheline.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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