melaphyre

English

Etymology

French, from Ancient Greek, meaning "black porphyry".

Noun

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

Translations

Italian: melafiro m

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