porphyritic
adjectiveOf or containing porphyry.
adjectiveContaining relatively large isolated crystals in a mass of fine texture.
Containing or resembling porphyry; composed of a compact homogeneous rock in which distinct crystals or grains of feldspar or some other minerals are embedded: as, porphyritic granite. Also
Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic or cryptocrystalline.
adjectiveof or pertaining to
containing large
(of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals