lamprophyres
prəˌfaɪər noun Petrology.
any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
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| any of a group of basic igneous rocks consisting of feldspathoids and ferromagnesian minerals, esp biotite: occurring as dykes and minor intrusions | |
| [C19: from Greek lampros bright + -phyre, from | |
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lamprophyre  (lām'prə-fīr') Pronunciation Key
A dark igneous rock, having a porphyritic texture in which both the phenocrysts (larger crystals) and the matrix consist primarily of pyroxene, hornblende, and biotite. |
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