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bird's-eye porphyry
A name given by prospectors and miners to a fine-grained igneous rock having small phenocrysts, particularly if they are quartz, from a fancied resemblance to birds' eyes.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Mines
- Catégorie : Exploitation minière; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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