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A microcrystalline material is a crystallized substance or rock
Rock (geology)

In geology, rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock....
 which contains small crystals that are visible only through microscopic
Microscope

A microscope is an Laboratory equipment for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy....
 examination.








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A microcrystalline material is a crystallized substance or rock
Rock (geology)

In geology, rock is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock....
 which contains small crystals that are visible only through microscopic
Microscope

A microscope is an Laboratory equipment for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy....
 examination.

See also

  • Macrocrystalline
    Macrocrystalline

    In geology, macrocrystalline Rock have crystals large enough to easily be identified by sight. Macrocrystalline or phaneritic texture is common in intrusive igneous rocks which cooled slowly enough for crystal growth....
  • Microcrystalline silicon
  • Protocrystalline
    Protocrystalline

    A distinct phase occurring during crystal growth which evolves into a microcrystalline form. Most searches associate the term with silicon films in optical applications such as solar cells....
  • Rock microstructure
    Rock microstructure

    Rock microstructure includes the Texture of a rock and the small scale rock structures. The words "texture" and "microstructure" are interchangeable, with the latter preferred in modern geological literature....