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   Melaphyre
   Mel'a·phyre noun [ French, from Greek me`las , -anos , black + por phyre porphyry.] (Min.) Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.
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   melaphyre
   <chemical> Any one of several dark-coloured augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt. ... Origin: F, fr. Gr, black + porphyre porphyry. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Melaphyre
   • (n.) Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.
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   Melaphyre
   Melaphyre is a compact black or blackish-grey igneous rock, consisting of a matrix of labradorite and augite, in which are embedded crystals of the same minerals, and sometimes uniaxial mica, hornblende, and iron pyrites. It is essentially a basalt.
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