albitophyre
noun
al·bit·o·phyre
al-ˈbi-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r
plural -s
: a porphyritic rock containing phenocrysts of albite in a groundmass usually of albite and a little quartz and chlorite
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary albite + -o- + -phyre; originally formed in French
First Known Use
1863, in the meaning defined above