metamict

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English

Adjective

metamict (not comparable)

  1. (mineralogy, of a radioactive mineral) Having a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage; metamictic

Noun

metamict (plural metamicts)

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral with a disrupted crystal structure due to radiation damage.

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