augitophyre

noun

au·​git·​o·​phyre

ȯˈjitəˌfī(ə)r

plural -s

: a porphyritic rock with augite phenocrysts in a groundmass of potash feldspar

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary augite + -o- + -phyre

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