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Noun- A porphyritic igneous rock.

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  • A full article on the Alid granophyre is available in the December 1997 issue of the
  • Abstracts on origin of granophyre at Alid volcanic center (or photos of granophyre).
  • A-type granophyre and rhyolite from the Alid volcanic center, Eritrea, northeast Africa.
  • Mount Barney itself is a mountain mass composed of granophyre, about 24 million years old.
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