Red antique porphyry
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Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > igneous rock > <igneous rock by composition> > <igneous rock by composition: physical> > porphyry
Descripción
A rock, similar to diorite, composed of a compact felsitic base in which hornblende or feldspar is porphyritically developed. The celebrated red Egyptian porphyry or 'Rosso Antico' is a red antique porphyry.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- rood antiek porfier [nl]
- pórfido antiguo rojo [es]
- red antique porphyries [en]
- antique porphyries, red [en]
- antique porphyry, red [en]
- diorite, porphyritic [en]
- diorites, porphyritic [en]
- porphyries, red antique [en]
- porphyrite [en]
- porphyrites [en]
- porphyritic diorite [en]
- porphyritic diorites [en]
- porphyry, red antique [en]