Texture (geology)

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Texture in geology refers to the physical appearance or character of a rock, such as grain size, shape, arrangement, and pattern at both the megascopic or microscopic surface feature level. This includes the geometric aspects and relations amongst the component particles or crystals which is called the crystallographic texture or preferred orientation. The term structure is generally used for larger features.

[edit] See also

• List of rock textures
• Rock microstructure
• Igneous textures
• Vesicular texture
• Amygdaloid