Usually means: Lacking crystals in volcanic rock.
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▸ adjective:  (geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.

Similar:
subaphyric, archeophytic, archaeophytic, apographic, palaeocrystic, aceramic, paleocrystic, anthracitous, lithophytous, anorogenic, more...

Opposite:
phyric, porphyritic, volcanic, igneous

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Similar:
subaphyric, archeophytic, archaeophytic, apographic, palaeocrystic, aceramic, paleocrystic, anthracitous, lithophytous, anorogenic, more...

Opposite:
phyric, porphyritic, volcanic, igneous



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