Definition of intergrow in English:
intergrow
verbintergrew, intergrownɪntəˈɡrəʊˌin(t)ərˈɡrō
[no object]usually as adjective intergrown(chiefly of crystals) grow into each other.
finely intergrown siderite
Example sentencesExamples
- The hematite and the clays appear intergrown, suggesting that they co-precipitated.
- Some of the turquoise from their mine contains limonite intergrown with thin layers of native gold.
- These aggregates are perched on a matrix of fine-grained garnet densely intergrown with other manganese silicates.
- A specimen from the replacement deposits of the Basin vein consists of several interlocking chalcopyrite crystals intergrown with clear quartz crystals.
- The microcline and quartz are sometimes intergrown as graphic granite and become very coarse grained near pockets.