Relating to or having the texture and composition of granophyre; describing an igneous rock with mixed crystal sizes.
From 'granophyre' + '-ic' (adjective suffix). Formed in the late 1800s to provide an adjective matching the noun granophyre for geological descriptions.
Geologists debate whether 'granophyric' texture means the magma cooled in two distinct stages or formed through a single process with variable cooling rates—these one-word adjectives often hide fascinating scientific disagreements.
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