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porphyries
noun
(por-phy-ry)
a rock consisting of feldspar crystals embedded in a compact dark red or purple groundmass
porphyries
noun
(por-phy-ry)
an igneous rock of porphyritic texture
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stockwork
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diabase
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covellite
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anomalism
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mineralization
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alunite
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bornite
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tetrahedrite
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monzonite
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granodiorite
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stratigraphy
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schistose
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lineament
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veinlet
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greywacke
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phyllite
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anastomosing
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epidote
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metallogenic
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granites
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actinolite
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gneiss
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graben
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pelite
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chalcocite
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chrysocolla
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veinlets
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eudialyte
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amphibolite
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sulphides
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lithology
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albite
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footwall
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unconformity
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haematite
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manto
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saprolite
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siltstone
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pentlandite
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galena
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sphalerite
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orogenic
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chalcedony
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silicification
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biotite
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carnotite
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syncline
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lodes
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anticline
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allanite
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cherty
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