melaphyre
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]French, from Ancient Greek, meaning "black porphyry".
Noun
[edit]melaphyre (countable and uncountable, plural melaphyres)
- (obsolete) Various dark-coloured volcanic igneous rocks rich in augite, similar to and in some definitions including basalt, principally of Paleozoic age
Translations
[edit]Translations
|