melaphyre

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noun

Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age

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Meanings

nounmelaphyre (countable and uncountable, plural melaphyres)

plural melaphyres

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableVarious dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age

Origin

French, from Ancient Greek, meaning "black porphyry".

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Translations

Italian melafiro
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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