aphanite
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (“indistinct, unseen, obscure”).
[edit] Noun
aphanite (plural aphanites)
- (geology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
[edit] External links
- aphanite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- aphanite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- aphanite at OneLook Dictionary Search
