Anagrams of: XENOCRYSTS

• An isolated crystal having a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is found; the mineralogical equivalent of a xenolith.

• toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh

• large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns

• the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

• the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

• the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

• a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos