Associations to the word «Porphyry»
Noun
- Quartz
- Marble
- Aristotle
- Granite
- Basalt
- Plutarch
- Plato
- Deposit
- Dike
- Copper
- Abstinence
- Vase
- Jasper
- Sandstone
- Universal
- Intrusion
- Magma
- Mosaic
- Urn
- Ore
- Conglomerate
- Philosopher
- Tyre
- Pliny
- Ptolemy
- Maximus
- Stratum
- Sulfide
- Commentary
- Gaza
- Augustine
- Pedestal
- Limestone
- Treatise
- Bingham
- Slab
- Pebble
- Julian
- Quarry
- Lava
- Pillar
- Slate
- Purple
- Cu
- Disciple
- Dyke
- Pavement
- Vein
- Fissure
- Column
- Crystal
- Alexandria
- Pagan
- Andes
- Neo
- Fragment
- Altar
- Christian
- Cicero
- Logic
- Crag
- Egyptian
- Constantine
- Masse
- Christianity
- Basilica
- Rock
- Pink
- Marius
- Coloured
- Bowen
- Oracle
- Brisbane
- Carthage
- Mineral
- Philosophy
- Crust
- Spade
- Shale
- Statue
- Sicily
Adjective
Wiktionary
PORPHYRY, noun. (geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
PORPHYRY, noun. A purple-red rock of this kind.
PORPHYRY SHELL, noun. A handsome marine gastropod shell (Oliva porphyria), having a dark red or brown polished surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.
PORPHYRY SHELLS, noun. Plural of porphyry shell
Dictionary definition
PORPHYRY, noun. Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.
Wise words
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