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aphanite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aphanite \Aph"a*nite\, n. [Gr. ? invisible; 'a priv. + ? to appear.] (Min.) A very compact, dark-colored ?ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: aphanite n : fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye
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