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gran·o·phyre

(grăn′ə-fīr′)
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).]
gran′o·phyr′ic (-fîr′ĭk) adj.
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granophyre

(ˈɡrænəʊˌfaɪə)
n
(Geological Science) a fine-grained granitic rock in which irregular crystals of intergrown quartz and feldspar are embedded in a groundmass of these minerals
[C19: from gran(ite) + -phyre after porphyry]
granophyric adj
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gran•o•phyre

(ˈgræn əˌfaɪər)

n.
a porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.
[1880–85; grano- + French (por)phyre porphyry]
gran`o•phy′ric (-ˈfɪr ɪk) adj.
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