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Definition of Aphanite
1. Noun. Fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye.
Definition of Aphanite
1. n. A very compact, dark-colored &?;ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.
Definition of Aphanite
1. Noun. (geology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye. ¹
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Definition of Aphanite
1. an igneous rock [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aphanite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphanite
Literary usage of Aphanite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay by Asiatic Society of Bombay (1853)
"73 • Fine blue clay aphanite, from a well on Malabar Hill. ... 76 • Coarse
aphanite, intruding fresh-water strata, from the eastern side of the Flats. ..."
2. Rocks Classified and Described: A Treatise on Lithology by Bernhard von Cotta (1866)
"The minuteness and intimate union of the individual constituent ingredients of
aphanite when quite compact, no less than their general resemblance to each ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1905)
"This formation is only a few meters thick, and to the west it is in contact with
aphanite which has probably caused its origin. For a short distance from ..."
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