Granophyre (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n ə f aɪər / GRAN-ə-fire; [1] [2] from granite and porphyry) is a subvolcanic rock that contains quartz and alkali feldspar in characteristic angular intergrowths such as …

granite, coarse- or medium-grained intrusive igneous rock that is rich in quartz and feldspar; it is the most common plutonic rock of the Earth’s crust, forming by the cooling of magma (silicate …

Granophyre is a type of rock that is occasionally present in granitoids, characterized by a fine-grained texture and composed of plagioclase, K-feldspar, quartz, biotite, and minor accessory …

Granophyre (pronounced /ˈgrænoʊfaɪr/, from granite and porphyry) is an igneous rock that contains quartz and alkali feldspar in characteristic angular intergrowths such as those in the …

The meaning of GRANOPHYRE is a porphyritic igneous rock chiefly of feldspar and quartz with granular groundmass.

Granophyres typically are intrusive rocks that crystallized at shallow depths, and many have compositions similar to those of granites. A common occurrence of granophyre is within …

A granophyre is a felsic, holocrystalline, intrusive or extrusive rock in which quartz and feldspar are abundant and intimately intergrown micrographically in a regular or irregular manner. This …

Granophyre, or ‘graphic granite,’ is an ordered intergrowth of quartz and alkali feldspar. In some cases these are found in pegmatites and other felsic rocks, but the textures are also found in …

Granophyre ( GRAN-ə-fire; from granite and porphyry) is a subvolcanic rock that contains quartz and alkali feldspar in characteristic angular intergrowths such as those in the accompanying …

Granophyre is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the …