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keratophyre

keratophyre noun: a compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.

Noun

keratophyre (plural keratophyres)

  1. A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
    • Among these sequences, the Early Cretaceous parts (Urutawan–Motuan) contain spilites and keratophyres within greywacke-type detritus and conglomerates (Battey 1950; Ash 1970; Hay 1975), whilst the Late Cretaceous lithologies are predominantly basalts, dolerites, and microgabbros, with minor amounts...1982 November 26, R. N. Brothers, M. Delaloye, “Obducted ophiolites of North Island, New Zealand: origin, age, emplacement and tectonic implications for Tertiary and Quaternary volcanicity”, in New...

Forms of keratophyre

pluralkeratophyres

Origin of keratophyre

International Scientific Vocabulary kerat- + -phyre; originally formed as German keratophyr

Questions about keratophyre

What does keratophyre mean?
Keratophyre means a compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
What part of speech is keratophyre?
Keratophyre is a noun.
What is the plural of keratophyre?
The plural of keratophyre is keratophyres.

Words near keratophyre in the dictionary

  1. keratopathy
  2. keratophagous
  3. keratophagy
  4. keratophakic
  5. keratophilic
  6. keratophyre
  7. keratophyres
  8. keratophyte
  9. keratophytes
  10. keratopigmentation
  11. keratoplasia

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