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PORPHYRITIC ROCK
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
Synonyms:
porphyritic rock; porphyry
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("porphyritic rock" is a kind of...):
igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)
Meronyms (substance of "porphyritic rock"):
groundmass ((geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded)
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