In geology, relating to rocks whose minerals have crystallized in place during metamorphism, with visible crystal shapes and boundaries.
From crystal + -blastic (Greek blastos meaning growth, bud). A technical mineralogy term describing crystal growth textures in metamorphic rocks.
A crystalloblastic granite is beautiful because you can see individual mineral crystals shaped by pressure and heat underground—it's like nature's art project made from squeezed rock.
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