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Porphyry vs Porphyrite - What's the difference?

porphyry | porphyrite |


As nouns the difference between porphyry and porphyrite

is that porphyry is (geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix while porphyrite is (mineralogy) a rock with a porphyritic structure.

Terms vs Porphyrite - What's the difference?

terms | porphyrite |


As nouns the difference between terms and porphyrite

is that terms is while porphyrite is (mineralogy) a rock with a porphyritic structure.

Porphyrize vs Porphyrite - What's the difference?

porphyrize | porphyrite |


As a verb porphyrize

is to cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted like porphyry.

As a noun porphyrite is

a rock with a porphyritic structure.