granophyre
[ gran-uh-fahyuh r ]
/ ˈgræn əˌfaɪər /
noun
a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.
OTHER WORDS FROM granophyre
gran·o·phy·ric [gran-uh-fir-ik] /ˌgræn əˈfɪr ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby granophyre
grannyish,
grano-,
granodiorite,
granola,
granolith,
granophyre,
grant,
grant of probate,
grant's gazelle,
grant, ulysses s.,
grant-in-aid
Example sentences from the Web for granophyre
Still later, dolerite sills and sheets and dikes of granophyre and quartz felsite followed in the same region.
This is the essential distinction between a granite and a quartz-porphyry or a granophyre.
Volcanoes: Past and Present |Edward Hull
British Dictionary definitions for granophyre
granophyre
/ (ˈɡrænəʊˌfaɪə) /
noun
a fine-grained granitic rock in which irregular crystals of intergrown quartz and feldspar are embedded in a groundmass of these minerals
Derived forms of granophyre
granophyric (ˌɡrænəʊˈfɪrɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for granophyre
C19: from
gran (
ite) +
-phyre after
porphyry
Scientific definitions for granophyre
granophyre
[ grăn′ə-fīr′ ]
A fine-grained igneous rock that has large intergrown crystals of quartz and feldspar in the matrix.