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Porphyry

nounid 116987·updated May 18, 2026
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any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

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Variants

synonym
porphyritic rock
plural
Porphyries
possessive
Porphyry's
pluralpossessive
Porphyries'

Framework definitions

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any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

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