porphyroblast

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Term: porphyroblast
Definition:

Constituent occurs as crystals formed by metamorphic crystallization, set in a finer-grained groundmass.
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Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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