斑岩 (bān yán) — (geology) porphyry

Definition

Examples

• 这种斑岩含有许多大晶体。
  Zhè zhǒng bān yán hán yǒu xǔ duō dà jīng tǐ.
  This type of porphyry contains many large crystals.
• 地质学家正在研究这块斑岩的成因。
  Dì zhì xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè kuài bān yán de chéng yīn.
  Geologists are studying the formation of this porphyry.
• 斑岩是一种常见的火成岩。
  bān yán Shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de huǒ chéng yán.
  Porphyry is a common type of igneous rock.