Meaning Of The Word Granophyre

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granophyre in American English
an igneous rock similar to granite in composition and appearance, but containing larger crystals of quartz and feldspar in a matrix of a finer grain
noun: a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass

granophyre in British English
noun: a fine-grained granitic rock in which irregular crystals of intergrown quartz and feldspar are embedded in a groundmass of these minerals

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