aphanite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “indistinct, unseen, obscure”) + -ite.
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Noun[edit]
aphanite (countable and uncountable, plural aphanites)
- (geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
- Antonym: phanerite
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Further reading[edit]
- “aphanite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “aphanite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “aphanite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.