melaphyre

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(mĕl'ə-fīr') pronunciation
n.
A dark igneous porphyry embedded with feldspar crystals.

[French mélaphyre : Greek melās, black + French porphyre, porphyry (from Medieval Latin porphyrium; see porphyry).]


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