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Word: Granophyre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from German Granophyr, from Granit ‘granite’+ Porphyr (see porphyry)
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡranə(ʊ)ˌfʌɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a granitic rock consisting of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in a medium- to fine-grained groundmass.
Short Definition:granitic rock consisting of intergrown feldspar and quartz crystals in medium- to fine-grained groundmass
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