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metamict [ˈmɛtəˌmɪkt]

adj

(Chemistry) of or denoting the amorphous state of a substance that has lost its crystalline structure as a result of the radioactivity of uranium or thorium within it metamict minerals

[from Danish metamikt, from meta- + Greek miktos mixed]

metamictization , metamictisation n

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