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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  (grn-fr)
A fine-grained igneous rock that has large intergrown crystals of quartz and feldspar in the matrix.
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The drilling has intersected a previously unreported succession of layered mafic intrusive rocks including granophyric gabbro, anorthositic gabbro, hornblende pyroxenite and olivine pyroxenite, containing up to 30 percent combined ilmenite and magnetite.
Cartaway Resources - Labrador Exploration Activities by Business Wire
The drilling has intersected a previously unreported succession of layered mafic intrusive rocks including granophyric gabbro, anorthositic gabbro, hornblende pyroxenite and olivine pyroxenite, containing up to 30 percent combined ilmenite and magnetite.
Cartaway Resources - Labrador Exploration Activities by Business Wire
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