Phanerocrystalline

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phanerocrystalline \Phan`er*o*crys"tal*line\, a. [Gr. fanero`s
     visible + E. crystalline.] (Geol.)
     Distinctly crystalline; -- used of rocks. Opposed to
     {cryptocrystalline}.
     [1913 Webster]