A scattered or dispersed form of a mineral or crystalline substance found in geological samples.
From Greek 'dia-' (through, scattered) + 'sperein' (to scatter, sow). Used in mineralogy to describe minerals that appear in small, dispersed particles rather than concentrated veins.
When geologists find gold or valuable minerals scattered like breadcrumbs through rock instead of in concentrated nuggets, they're dealing with diasper—frustratingly worthless compared to the concentrated deposits!
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