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Keratophyre

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quartznoun(mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.
porphyroidnoun(mineralogy) A crystalline and schistose rock containing porphyritic crystals of feldspar.
orthophyrenoun(geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar
feldsparphyrenounA feldspathic porphyry.
kerolitenoun(mineralogy) A metamorphic nickel-bearing phyllosilicate mineral similar to talc and serpentine.
tuffitenoun(petrology) A rock predominantly but not solely composed of pyroclastic fragments.
porphyritenounAny porphyritic rock.
granophyrenounA subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
cryptocrystallinenoun(petrology) A rock of this kind.
peloidnounMud or clay used therapeutically.
porphyrynoun(geology) A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
porphyrenounObsolete form of porphyry. [(geology) A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.]
pyralspitenounA form of garnet consisting of a solid solution series of pyrope, almandine, and spessartine.
pyribolenoun(mineralogy) Any mineral of either the pyroxene or amphibole groups.
phonolitenoun(mineralogy) A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
anorthositenoun(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
pyrgomnounA variety of the mineral pyroxene.
gabbronoun(petrology) Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
pyrophyllitenoun(mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc.
pyroxenoidnoun(mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene

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