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lamprophyric

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lam⋅pro⋅phyre

[lam-pruh-fahyuhr]
–noun Petrology.
any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.

Origin:
1885–90; lampro- (< Gk lamprós clear) + -phyre


lam⋅pro⋅phyr⋅ic [lam-pruh-fir-ik] , adjective
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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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