What is lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellæ called?
parting — (Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellæ. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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