Usually means: Igneous rock with porphyritic texture.
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  1. porphyrite: Merriam-Webster
  2. porphyrite: Collins English Dictionary
  3. porphyrite: Wordnik
  4. porphyrite: Wiktionary
  5. Porphyrite, porphyrite: Dictionary.com
  6. Porphyrite: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. porphyrite: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Porphyrite: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. porphyrite: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Porphyrite: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (porphyrite)

▸ noun:  Any porphyritic rock.

Similar:
porphyroid, porphyre, porphyry, feldsparphyre, porphyrogene, orthophyre, keratophyre, porphyroblast, poikiloblast, ophite, more...

Types:
porphyry, diorite, gabbro, basalt, diabase, granite, syenite, trachyte, more...

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Similar:
porphyroid, porphyre, porphyry, feldsparphyre, porphyrogene, orthophyre, keratophyre, porphyroblast, poikiloblast, ophite, more...

Types:
porphyry, diorite, gabbro, basalt, diabase, granite, syenite, trachyte, more...



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