granophyre

[ gran-uh-fahyuhr ]

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

Origin of granophyre

1
First recorded in 1880–85; grano- + -phyre

Other words from granophyre

  • gran·o·phy·ric [gran-uh-fir-ik], /ˌgræn əˈfɪr ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for granophyre

granophyre

/ (ˈɡrænəʊˌfaɪə) /


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

Origin of granophyre

1
C19: from gran (ite) + -phyre after porphyry

Derived forms of granophyre

  • granophyric (ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for granophyre

granophyre

[ grănə-fīr′ ]


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

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