granitiformadj.
/ɡraˈnɪtɪfɔːm/ Resembling granite (see quot. 1876).
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1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 353 We find also..granitiform porphyries intruding themselves into granite.
1838 C. Lyell Elem. Geol. ix. 212 Granite, syenite, and those porphyries which have a granitiform structure, in short all plutonic rocks, are frequently observed to contain metals.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) vii. 125 The epithets granitoid and granitiform..are applied to rocks having some resemblance to granite, though not decidedly of granitic nature.
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