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gran·o·phyre (gr

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)

A fine-grained granite porphyry having a groundmass with irregular intergrowths of quartz and feldspar.

[German Granophyr : grano-, grano- + (Por)phyr, porphyry (from Medieval Latin porphyrium; see porphyry).]

grano·phyric (-fîr

k) adj.

granophyre [ˈgrænəʊˌfaɪə]

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a fine-grained granitic rock in which irregular crystals of intergrown quartz and feldspar are embedded in a groundmass of these minerals

[from gran(ite) + -phyre after porphyry]

granophyric [ˌgrænəʊˈfɪrɪk] adj

granophyre (gr

-f

)

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

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No references found			DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS Fluid inclusion studies on zoned quartz crystals from the granophyric phase of the Nipissing diabase have been used to determine the pressures, temperatures, and compositions of the fluids associated with the Nipissing granophyres. Economic geology models 2. Melt inclusions of native silver and ... by Marshall, Dan / Geoscience Canada The Lady of the Lake Complex comprises a layered suite of rocks ranging in composition from mafic, pegmatoidal norite and gabbros to granophyre, and bears geologic similarities to both the Stillwater and Bushveld complexes. Trend Mining Reports Acquisition of Vanguard PGE Project in Montana by Business Wire			Granitification Granitiform granitite granitization Granitoid granivorous Grannam grannie grannies grannom granny granny bond granny flat granny knot Granny Smith granny woman Granny's bend granny's bonnets grannyish grano- granodiorite granola granola bar granolith Granolithic granophyre Grant grant of probate Grant Wood Grant's gazelle grant-aided grant-in-aid grant-maintained Granta grantable granted grantee granter Granth Granth Sahib Grantham Granthi granting immunity grantor grantor trust grantsmanship granular granular limestone granular pearlite granularity granularly			granny knot granny knots granny knots Granny Midwife Granny Smith Granny smith apple Granny smith apple Granny smith apples Granny Smiths granny woman Granny's bend granny's bonnets grannyish grano- granoblastic fabric Granodiorite Granodiorite granofels granogabbro granola granola granola bar granola bar Granola bars Granola bars Granola, Oats, Raisins, and Peanuts granolith granolithic granolithic concrete granolithic finish granophyre granophyric granophyric Granovskaia, Elena Granovskaia, Elena Mavrikievna Granovskii, Timofei Granovskii, Timofei Nikolaevich Grans Grans Granson grant grant grant grant grant grant Grant (money) Grant (SQL) Grant (SQL) grant a boon grant a demise grant a reprieve grant a request grant absolution Grant Administration Grant Administration and Payment System grant again Grant Agency Grant Agency of the Czech Republic Grant aid Grant aid

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