Definition
A specialized geological term for a porphyritic volcanic rock containing hauyne crystals embedded in a finer-grained matrix.
Etymology
Combination of hauyne and porphyre (from Greek porphyra, purple)—the name describes both the key mineral (hauyne) and the rock's textured structure (porphyritic).
Kelly Says
These rocks are like nature's jewelry boxes—geologists excite when they spot hauynophyre because it tells such a detailed story about explosive volcanic events frozen in time!
Translations
ARالعربية
هاوينيت
hay-wi-nit
BNবাংলা
হ্যুইনাইট
hy-ui-naight
CACatalà
hauynita
hau-yin-i-ta
CSČeština
hauynit
hau-yit
DADansk
hauynit
hau-in-it
DEDeutsch
Hauynit
hoy-nit
ELΕλληνικά
χαουυνίτης
cha-oo-in-ites
ESEspañol
hauynofira
hau-ee-no-fee-rah
FAفارسی
هاوینیت
ha-wi-nit
FISuomi
hauynit
hau-in-it
HIहिन्दी
हॉयिनाइट
ho-ee-ni-ait
IDBahasa Indonesia
hauynit
hau-in-it
ITItaliano
hauynite
hau-ee-nite
KO한국어
하우인파이어
hau-in-pai-eo
MSBahasa Melayu
hauynit
hau-in-it
MYမြန်မာ
ဟောင်းနိုင်
ha-ing-noi
NLNederlands
hauynite
hau-in-ite
NONorsk
hauynit
hau-in-it
PAPA
ਹੌਯਿਨਾਈਟ
hau-yin-ai-t
PTPortuguês
hauynofira
hau-ee-no-fee-rah
RORomână
hauynit
hau-in-it
RUРусский
хауйнит
hauy-nit
SVSvenska
hauynit
hau-in-it
SWKiswahili
hauynit
hau-in-it
TAதமிழ்
ஹௌயினைட்
ha-ou-y-nai-t
TEతెలుగు
హౌయినైట్
ha-u-y-nai-t
THไทย
ฮาวย์ไนท์
ha-ue-night
UKУкраїнська
хауйнит
hauy-nit
URاردو
ہاؤاینائٹ
hau-ay-nayt
VITiếng Việt
hauynit
hau-in-it