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Porphyry vs Porphyric - What's the difference?

porphyry | porphyric |

As a noun porphyry

is (geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix.

As an adjective porphyric is

pertaining to porphyry.

porphyry

English

Noun

  • (geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
  • # A purple-red rock of this kind.
  • #*

    • Derived terms

    * porphyry shell

    porphyric

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to porphyry.
  • Pertaining to porphyria.