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granophyre

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granophyre [′granĀ·ə‚fīr]
(petrology)
A quartz porphyry or fine-grained porphyritic granite.


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DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS Fluid inclusion studies on zoned quartz crystals from the granophyric phase of the Nipissing diabase have been used to determine the pressures, temperatures, and compositions of the fluids associated with the Nipissing granophyres.
The Lady of the Lake Complex comprises a layered suite of rocks ranging in composition from mafic, pegmatoidal norite and gabbros to granophyre, and bears geologic similarities to both the Stillwater and Bushveld complexes.
 
 
 
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