lamprophyre

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noun

An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.

OriginAncient Greek λαμπρός →
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Meanings

nounlamprophyre (plural lamprophyres)

plural lamprophyres

  1. geographyAn uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλαμπρός“bright”
  2. Englishlamprophyre

From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “bright”) + φύρω (phúrō, “to mix”).

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APA

lamprophyre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamprophyre

MLA

“lamprophyre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamprophyre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lamprophyre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lamprophyre.

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