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Porphyrites

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dioritenoun(petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.
porphyrynoun(geology) A hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.
porphyritic(geology) Containing large crystals in a fine mass of material.
porphyrionounA swamphen.
pyrophyllitenoun(mineralogy) A soft, pale aluminosilicate mineral, somewhat resembling talc.
pyrrhotitenoun(mineralogy) A weakly magnetic ferrous sulfide mineral, FeS.
pyrolusitenoun(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
apophyllitenoun(mineralogy) Any of several forms of a pale pink or green mineral being a mixed fluoride and silicate of potassium and calcium.
phosphoritenoun(mineralogy) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite
anthophyllitenoun(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
pyrargyritenoun(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine luster, a sulfide of antimony and silver, Ag₃SbS₃, and occurs in rhombohedral crystals.
poritesnouna genus of stony coral; they are small polyp stony corals.
pegmatitenounA coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
pyroxenitenoun(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
pyritesnounany of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest)
ophiolitenoun(geology) An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island.
pyritenoun(mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
pyroxenenoun(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
phyllitenoun(geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.
pyromorphitenoun(mineralogy) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl that is sometimes mined as an ore.

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