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Meaning of keratophyre | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.

Equivalents

Français kératophyre

Examples

“Among these sequences, the Early Cretaceous parts (Urutawan–Motuan) contain spilites and keratophyres within greywacke-type detritus and conglomerates (Battey 1950; Ash 1970; Hay 1975), whilst the Late Cretaceous lithologies are predominantly basalts, dolerites, and microgabbros, with minor amounts of sediment (Le Couteur 1967; Hay 1975).”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

keratophyte keratopigmentation keratoplasia keratoplasty keratoprecipitate keratoprosthesis