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Definition of Porphyries

Porphyries
Porphyry Por"phy*ry, n.; pl. Porphyries. [F. porphyre, L. porphyrites, fr. Gr. ? like purple, fr. ? purple. See Purple.] (Geol.) A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly esteemed as marbles. Porphyry shell (Zo["o]l.), a handsome marine gastropod shell (Oliva porphyria), having a dark red or brown polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.

Meaning of Porphyries from wikipedia

- size between the tiny matrix crystals and the much larger phenocrysts. Porphyries may be aphanites or phanerites, that is, the groundm**** may have microscopic...
- Look up porphyry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Porphyry (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Gr****: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to: Porphyry (geology)...
- quartz-porphyries are equally well described as granite-porphyries. University of Salzburg, quartz-porphyry Geology of the Island of Arran, Quartz Porphyry  One...
- Porphyric hemophilia may refer to: Porphyria, a group of diseases in which substances called porphyrins build up Vampirism, a term describing being a...
- Porphyry of Tyre (/ˈpɔːrfɪri/; Koinē Gr****: Πορφύριος, romanized: Porphýrios; c. 234 – c. AD 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia...
- Arvidsjaur porphyry (Swedish: Arvidsjaurporfyr) is a group of igneous rocks of intermediate to felsic composition found near Arvidsjaur in northern Sweden...
- feldspar crystals, or porphyries found in the volcanic rocks. The entire 107-hectare (264-acre) island constitutes the Porphyry Island Provincial Park...
- Porphyry copper deposits are copper ore bodies that are formed from hydrothermal fluids that originate from a voluminous magma chamber several kilometers...
- Kiruna porphyry (Swedish: Kirunaporfyr) is a group of igneous rocks found near Kiruna in northernmost Sweden. The Kiruna Porphyry formed 1,880 to 1,900...
- Johnson Granite Porphyry is found in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Johnson Granite Porphyry was named for Johnson Peak, the highest mountain...