GRANOPHYRE


Meaning of GRANOPHYRE in English

ˈgranəˌfī(ə)r noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary grano- + -phyre; originally formed as German granophyr

: a porphyritic igneous rock chiefly composed of alkalic feldspar and quartz and having a granular groundmass ; also : a similar rock with the quartz and feldspar of the groundmass in micropegmatite intergrowths

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