aphanite

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “indistinct, unseen, obscure”) +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæf.əˌnaɪt/ === Noun === aphanite (countable and uncountable, plural aphanites) (geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye. Antonym: phanerite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “aphanite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “aphanite”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “aphanite”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.