granophyre

[ gran-uh-fahyuh r ]

/ ˈgræn əˌfaɪər /

noun

a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.

Nearby words

grannyish, grano-, granodiorite, granola, granolith, granophyre, grant, grant of probate, grant's gazelle, grant, ulysses s., grant-in-aid

Origin of granophyre

First recorded in 1880–85; grano- + -phyre

Related forms

gran·o·phy·ric

[gran-uh-fir-ik] /ˌgræn əˈfɪr ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for granophyre

Still later, dolerite sills and sheets and dikes of granophyre and quartz felsite followed in the same region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various
This is the essential distinction between a granite and a quartz-porphyry or a granophyre.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

British Dictionary definitions for granophyre

granophyre

/ (ˈɡrænəʊˌfaɪə) /

noun

a fine-grained granitic rock in which irregular crystals of intergrown quartz and feldspar are embedded in a groundmass of these minerals

Derived Forms

granophyric (ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for granophyre

C19: from gran (ite) + -phyre after porphyry

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Science definitions for granophyre

granophyre

[ grăn′ə-fīr′ ]

A fine-grained igneous rock that has large intergrown crystals of quartz and feldspar in the matrix.