porphyritic
porphyritic
Definition
por·phy·ritic (pôr′fə rit′ik)
adjective
- of porphyry
- like porphyry; having distinct crystals in a fine-grained mass
Etymology: ME porphiritike < ML porphyriticus < L porphyrites < Gr porphyritēs
porphyritic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- rock: The harder areas reveal porphyritic intermediate intrusive rock with aligned feldspar phenocrysts to 1cm or so long.
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