granophyre
a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.
Origin of granophyre
1Other words from granophyre
- gran·o·phy·ric [gran-uh-fir-ik], /ˌgræn əˈfɪr ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby granophyre
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How to use granophyre in a sentence
This is the essential distinction between a granite and a quartz-porphyry or a granophyre.
Volcanoes: Past and Present | Edward HullStill later, dolerite sills and sheets and dikes of granophyre and quartz felsite followed in the same region.
British Dictionary definitions for granophyre
/ (ˈɡrænəʊˌfaɪə) /
a fine-grained granitic rock in which irregular crystals of intergrown quartz and feldspar are embedded in a groundmass of these minerals
Origin of granophyre
1Derived forms of granophyre
- granophyric (ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for granophyre
[ grăn′ə-fīr′ ]
A fine-grained igneous rock that has large intergrown crystals of quartz and feldspar in the matrix.
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