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granophyre
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gran·o·phyre  (grn-fr)
n.
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 (-fîrk) adj.
granophyre [ˈgrænəʊˌfaɪə]
n
(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  (grn-fr)
A fine-grained igneous rock that has large intergrown crystals of quartz and feldspar in the matrix.
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