PORPHYRY

'Porphyry' (Greek: "purple-clad") may refer to:

★ Porphyry (geology), a very hard red, green, or purple igneous rock

★ Porphyry (philosopher) (c. 232-c. 305), a Neoplatonic philosopher

★ Porphyrio, also known as Pomponius Porphyrio, a Latin grammarian, fl. 2nd or 3rd century BC

★ Porphyry copper, a type of large, low-grade mineral deposit

★ Porphyry of Gaza, a saint and bishop of Gaza c. 347–420

★ Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales

★ Porphyry, a system of astrological house division

★ Porphyry, ice leaving outside valleys especially near naval exits

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★ Porphyria, a disease