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aphanite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aphanite has 1 sense
- aphanite(n = noun.substance) Array - fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye; Array is a kind of rock, stone
Derived form adjective aphanitic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
aphanite, n. [Gr. invisible; 'a priv. + to appear.].
A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains. [1913 Webster]
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