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porphyritic

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Porphyritic \Por`phy*rit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. porphyritique.] (Min.)
   Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized
   by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz,
   or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic
   or cryptocrystalline.

Source : WordNet®

porphyritic
     adj : (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large
           crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals
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