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metamict

met·a·mict [ méttə mìkt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
having lost crystalline structure: used to describe a mineral that has lost its crystalline structure due to exposure to natural radioactivity

[Early 20th century. <meta- + Greek miktos "mixed" < Indo-European]
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