Microcrystalline

Microcrystalline copper(I) oxide

Silver microcrystals imaged by an electron microscope

A microcrystalline material is a crystallized substance or rock that contains small crystals visible only through microscopic examination. There is little agreement on the range of crystal sizes that should be regarded as microcrystalline, but the extreme range of values suggested is 1 to 200 microns.^[1]

See also

• Cryptocrystalline – Type of rock texture
• Macrocrystalline
• Microcrystalline cellulose – Refined wood pulp
• Microcrystalline wax – Type of wax with fine crystals
• Nanocrystalline
• Nanocrystalline silicon – allotrope of siliconPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Protocrystalline – distinct phase occurring during crystal growth which evolves into a microcrystalline formPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
• Rock microstructure – Relationship between materials which compose a rockPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

References

1. Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "microcrystalline". Glossary of Geology (Fourth ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. ISBN 0922152349.