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单词 melaphyre
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melaphyre

[ mel-uh-fahyuhr ]
/ ˈmɛl əˌfaɪər /

noun Petrology.

a type of dark igneous rock embedded with feldspar crystals, related to basalt.

OTHER WORDS FROM melaphyre

mel·a·phyr·ic [mel-uh-fir-ik], /ˌmɛl əˈfɪr ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby melaphyre

melanotroph, melanotropin, melanous, melanuria, melanuric, melaphyre, melasma, melasma universale, melatonin, melaxuma, Melba
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Example sentences from the Web for melaphyre

  • Melaphyre is a name given to the very dark varieties of altered augitic lavas, rich in magnetite and chlorite.

    Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

  • The rocks consist chiefly of basalt, dolerite, melaphyre and felstone.

    Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull

  • In China, at the close of the period, there were enormous eruptions of melaphyre, porphyrite and quartz-porphyry.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for melaphyre

melaphyre
/ (ˈmɛləˌfaɪə) /

noun

geology obsolete a type of weathered amygdaloidal basalt or andesite

Word Origin for melaphyre

C19: via French from Greek melas black + (por) phura purple
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