phanerite

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, visible) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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phanerite (not comparable)

  1. (geology) evident; visible

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for phanerite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Noun

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phanerite (plural phanerites)

  1. (geology, petrology) An igneous rock composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).

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