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adjectiveglomeroporphyritic (not comparable)
- not comparablegeographyDescribing porphyritic igneous rock in which phenocrysts are clustered in irregular groups.
Often, glomeroporphyritic joints of plagioclase or pyroxenes with titanmagnetites are found.
2012, Francesco Stoppa, Updates in Volcanology, page 106Synonyms: cumulophyric
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adjectiveDescribing porphyritic igneous rock in which phenocrysts are clustered in irregular groups.
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