Texture

The visible characteristics of a rock which include its grain size, grain orientation, rounding, angularity or presence of vesicles. The physical nature of the soil according to composition and particle size. Synonym for microfabric or microstructure in most geological literature. In the non-geological literature on metals and ceramics the term is used for lattice-preferred orientation.

Related terms:

• lithographic texture
• trachytoid texture
• fabric
• pipernoid texture
• organic texture
• graphic texture
• relict texture
• replacement texture
• sideronitic texture
• atoll texture