Porphyry
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Porphyry may refer to:
- Porphyry (geology)Porphyry (geology)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 phenocrysts...
, an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, or associated mineral deposit- Porphyry copper depositPorphyry copper depositPorphyry copper deposits are copper orebodies which are associated with porphyritic intrusive rocks and the fluids that accompany them during the transition and cooling from magma to rock. Circulating surface water or underground fluids may interact with the plutonic fluids...
, a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks - PorphyriticPorphyriticPorphyritic is an adjective used in geology, specifically for igneous rocks, for a rock that has a distinct difference in the size of the crystals, with at least one group of crystals obviously larger than another group...
, the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes
- Porphyry copper deposit
- Porphyry (philosopher)Porphyry (philosopher)Porphyry of Tyre , Porphyrios, AD 234–c. 305) was a Neoplatonic philosopher who was born in Tyre. He edited and published the Enneads, the only collection of the work of his teacher Plotinus. He also wrote many works himself on a wide variety of topics...
(234 - c. 305), a Neoplatonic philosopher - Porphyry of GazaPorphyry of GazaSaint Porphyry , Bishop of Gaza 395–420, known from the account in his Life for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.Porphyry of Gaza is known to us only from the vivid biography by Mark the Deacon...
(or "St. Porphyry of Gaza"), Bishop of Gaza c. 347–420 - Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South WalesSeaham, New South WalesSeaham is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Williams River which flows into the Hunter River downstream from Seaham village at Raymond Terrace....
- Porphyry, a system of astrological house divisionHouse (astrology)Most horoscopic traditions of astrology systems divide the horoscope into a number of houses whose positions depend on time and location rather than on date. In Hindu astrological tradition these are known as Bhāvas. The houses of the horoscope represent different spheres of life, described in...
- Porphyry IslandPorphyry IslandPorphyry Island is an island in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is the last island in a chain stretching south west of the Black Bay Peninsula in Lake Superior...
See also
- PorphyriaPorphyriaPorphyrias are a group of inherited or acquired disorders of certain enzymes in the heme bio-synthetic pathway . They are broadly classified as acute porphyrias and cutaneous porphyrias, based on the site of the overproduction and accumulation of the porphyrins...
, a disease - PorfiryPorfiryPorfiry is a given name and can refer to:People*Porfiry Ivanov , Russian mystic*Porfiry Krylov , a Soviet painter and graphic artist*Porfiry Krylov , a Soviet botanist...
- Porphyrio, also known as Pomponius PorphyrionPomponius PorphyrionPomponius Porphyrion was a Latin grammarian and commentator on Horace, possibly a native of Africa, who flourished during the 2nd or 3rd century....
, a Latin grammarian, fl. 2nd or 3rd century - Porphyrius the CharioteerPorphyrius the CharioteerPorphyrius the Charioteer was a renowned Roman charioteer in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. In the time of Porphyrius, Roman chariot-racing was at its height. Charioteers were celebrities, and Porphyrius is famous for having seven monuments built in his honor in the Hippodrome...
(Byzantine chariot racer) - "Porphyria's LoverPorphyria's Lover"Porphyria's Lover" is a poem by Robert Browning and it was first published as "Porphyria" in the January 1836 issue of Monthly Repository. Browning later republished it in Dramatic Lyrics paired with "Johannes Agricola in Meditation" under the title "Madhouse Cells." The poem did not receive its...
", originally published as "Porphyria", a poem by Robert BrowningRobert BrowningRobert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.-Early years:...