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aphanite

igneous rocks which are so fine-grained that their component mineral crystals are not detectable by the unaided eye
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aphanite

Summary

aphanite is a rock type[1]. aphanite draws 82 Wikipedia views per month (rock_type category, ranking #9 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • aphanite's instance of is recorded as rock type[3].
  • aphanite is a type of igneous rock[4].
  • aphanite is the opposite of phanerite[5].
  • aphanite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • aphanite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • aphanite's has characteristic is recorded as aphanitic texture[8].
  • aphanite's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Aphanite[9].

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Definition and Type

aphanite's instance of is recorded as rock type[3]. aphanite is a type of igneous rock[4]. aphanite is the opposite of phanerite[5].

Why It Matters

aphanite draws 82 Wikipedia views per month (rock_type category, ranking #9 of 11).[2] aphanite has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] aphanite is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Aphanite
    Quora topic id → Aphanitic-Rocks
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3417]]: Aphanitic-Rocks"
  2. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → igneous rock
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Opposite of → phanerite
    Has characteristic → aphanitic texture
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://loop3d.org/GSO/ontology/2020/1/rockmaterial/Aphanite"
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