protoclastic

adjective

pro·​to·​clas·​tic

¦prōtə¦klastik

: of, relating to, or constituting the texture of an igneous rock whose earlier crystals show deformation and granulation produced before the complete solidification of the magma

Word History

Etymology

German protoklastisch, from prot- + -klastisch -clastic

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