Vitrophyre

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title: Vitrophyre
text: A vitrophyre is a porphyritic volcanic rock in which phenocrysts are embedded in a glassy matrix. Vitrophyres are contrasted from typical porphyritic rocks in that the latter has both crystalline phenocrysts and a crystalline matrix, whereas the former has a distinctly glassy matrix. Vitrophyres can be alternatively described as rocks having vitrophyric texture. This texture results from the rapid quenching of a lava where phenocrysts had started to form prior to eruption.
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description: Glassy volcanic rock
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date modified: 2024-01-05T21:43:08Z
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