Metamictisation
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Metamictisation is a natural process resulting in the gradual and ultimately complete destruction of a mineral's crystal structure, leaving the mineral amorphous. The affected material is therefore de
Metamict grey-black Th-uranitite (or possibly davidite) on granitic gneiss from Crokers Well, Olary, South Australia
Amorphous solid
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In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is a characteristic of a crystal. The terms "glass" and "glassy solid" are sometim
Metamictisation
…metamiction) is a natural process resulting in the gradual and ultimately complete destruction of a mineral's crystal structure, leaving the mineral amorphous. The affected material is therefore described as metamict. Certain minerals occasionally contain interstitial impurities of radioactive elements, and…
Glass is a commonly encountered example of amorphous solids.
Amorphous metals have low toughness, but high strength