epitaxy

名词 epitaxy:

1. growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate

ep.i.tax.y

n.（名词）
【复数】 ep.i.tax.ies
The growth of the crystals of one mineral on the crystal face of another mineral, such that the crystalline substrates of both minerals have the same structural orientation.
外延附生：一种矿物的结晶附于另一矿物结晶表面的生长，这样两种矿物的结晶基层就会有同样的构造来源