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Definition of: aphanite
(af′ənīt) noun Mineral.
A dense, fine-grained diabase with a compact texture. [<Gk. aphanēs unseen + -ITE1; so called because its grains are invisible to the naked eye]
—aph′·a·nit′ic (-nit′ik) adjective
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