haüynophyrn.
/ˈhɑːwɪnəʊfəː/ Mineralogy.
A name for various rocks having haüyne disseminated through them.
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1865 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 15 Hauynophyr, a name applied to the lava of Melfi on the Vulturo.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 332 Haüynophyr, a black to brown rock containing the haüynite disseminated through it.
1878 P. H. Lawrence tr. B. von Cotta Rocks Classified (new ed.) 133 Haüynophyr..a rock..which essentially consists of augite and haüyne.
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