| Id | 135 |
| Identification Type | Mineral |
| Name | Inclusion |
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| Description | Distinct mineral or fluid phases incorporated within the crystalline structure of a surrounding host mineral grain, often the result of elemental incompatibilities in igneous or metamorphic processes. In smear slides, typically recognized as optically distinct minerals with different birefringence, optical extinction angles, and/or relief from a surrounding, optically unitary, mineral grain. |
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