[pôŕfə-rē]
(n.)Rock containing relatively large conspicuous crystals, especially feldspar, in a fine-grained igneous matrix.
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Porphyry (geology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porphyry is a variety of igneous rock consisting of large-grained crystals, such as feldspar or quartz, dispersed in a fine-grained feldspathic matrix or groundmass. The larger crystals are called ph...
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Porphyry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porphyry (pronounced /ˈpɔrfɪri/ , from the Greek porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to: •Porphyry (geology), a plutonic rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix •Porphyry (philosoph...
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A sumamry of the life and teachings of Porphyry ... Porphyry (c.232/4-c.305) or Porphyrios was born in Tyre [now Lebanon] or Batanaea [now Syria], and studied in Athens, before joining the Neoplatonic group of Plotinus in Rome. In 263-268 or thereabouts, Porphyry studied philosophy in Rome under Plotinus, who rescued him from...
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An excerpt from a Porphyry tract against Christian irrationalism, as preserved by Eusebius. ... Here is Porphyry, a leading "Neoplatonist" attacking Christian unreason as reported by Eusebius.
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Porphyry of Gaza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Porphyry or Saint Porphyrius (Greek: Πορφύριος, Porphyrios ; Latin: ; Slavonic: Порфирий, Porfiriy ) (ca. 347–420), Bishop of Gaza 395 - 420, known from the account in his Life for Chri...
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Porphyry (234?–305? C.E.) was a Neoplatonist philosopher born in Tyre in Phoenicia. He studied with Longinus in Athens and then with Plotinus in Rome from 263–269 C.E. and became a follower of the latter's version of Platonism.
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Porphyry is one of the major igneous rock types. ... Geologists use the term porphyry only with a word in front of it describing the composition of the groundmass. This image, for instance, shows an andesite porphyry. The fine-grained part is andesite and the phenocrysts are light alkali feldspar and dark biotite.
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porphyry (pôr'furē) [key], igneous rock composed of large, conspicuous crystals (phenocrysts) and a groundmass in which the phenocrysts are embedded. ... Some authorities consider the expression “porphyritic rock” better usage than porphyry, since the term refers only to the texture of the rock—not its...
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A Sunshine for Women's Book Summary: Read excerpts from this attempted reconstruction of Porphyry's _Against the Chrisitans_. ... Fifteen volumes long, Against the Christians was written by the Roman pagan Porphyry circa 280 and was an educated man's studied attack on Christian theology. An exceedingly powerful...
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