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Meaning of APHANITE

Pronunciation:  'afu`nIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye
 
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 See Also: rock, stone

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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