porphyrogranulitic

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porphyrogranulitic [pȯr¦fir·ō‚gran·yə′lid·ik]

(petrology)

Referring to ophitic texture characterized by large phenocrysts of feldspar and augite or olivine in a groundmass of smaller lath-shaped feldspar crystals and irregular augite grains; a combination of porphyritic and intergranular textures.

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