melaphyre
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mel·a·phyre
(mĕl'ə-fīr') 
n.
A dark igneous porphyry embedded with feldspar crystals.
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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