Vitrophyre

Vitrophyre is a volcanic rock with a porphyritic texture in which larger crystals (phenocrysts) are embedded in a glassy groundmass.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Vitrophyre definition from the Dictionary of Geology". Retrieved 2010-05-17. .
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