The compact finer grained material in which the crystals are embedded in a porphyritic rock
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groundmassThe compact, finer-grained material in which the crystals are embedded in a porphyritic rock
groundmassthe fine-grained part of an igneous rock, in which the larger crystals are embedded
groundmassesGROUNDMASS, the fine-grained part of an igneous rock, in which the larger crystals are embedded
porphyriticdesignating an igneous rock in which large crystals (phenocrysts) are set in a matrix of relatively finer-grained crystals or of glass
matrixesA mass of fine-grained rock in which gems, crystals, or fossils are embedded