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granophyric

granophyric

9.9
A rock texture with quartz and feldspar crystals grown together
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡrænəˈfɪrɪk/
  • Specialized
: granofírico
  • Under the microscope, the sample revealed a clear granophyric texture with intergrown minerals.

Examples

  • Rocks with a granophyric texture often form during the late stages of magma crystallization.

  • The geologist identified the granophyric structure in the thin section of the igneous rock.

  • The rock sample displayed a granophyric texture.

  • Is this rock granophyric or something else?

  • The geologist identified the granophyric structure in the thin section of the igneous rock.

  • Under the microscope, the sample revealed a clear granophyric texture with intergrown minerals.

  • Rocks with a granophyric texture often form during the late stages of magma crystallization.

Surface Forms

granophyric positive

Morphology

granophyric = granophyre (transparent) = granophyre + ic

Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'granophyre' by adding the productive suffix '-ic', yielding 'relating to granophyre'.

Etymology

Granophyric has the part grano- which means 'grain' and the ending -phyric which is used for rock textures. So a granophyric rock has small, grain-like crystals, such as quartz and feldspar, that grow together.