albitophyre

noun

al·​bit·​o·​phyre

al-ˈbi-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r

plural -s

: a porphyritic rock containing phenocrysts of albite in a groundmass usually of albite and a little quartz and chlorite

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary albite + -o- + -phyre; originally formed in French

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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