Editing Porphyry

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'''Porphyry''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɔr|f|ɪr|i}}; {{langx|el|Πορφύριος|links=no}}, ''Porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to:
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== Geology==
* [[Porphyry (geology)]], an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material
*[[Shoksha porphyry]], quartzite of purple color resembling true porphyry mined near the village of Shoksha, Karelia, Russia
* [[Porphyritic]], the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes
* [[Porphyry copper deposit]], a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks

== Places ==
*[[Mons Porphyrites]], the only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary 
*[[Porphyry Island]], in Lake Superior, Canada 
* [[Porphyry Mountain]] in Alaska, United States
* Porphyry, a system of [[House (astrology)|astrological house division]]
* Porphyry, a vineyard near [[Seaham, New South Wales]], Australia

== Animals and plants ==
* ''[[Porphyra]]'', a foliose red algal genus of laver
* ''[[Oliva porphyria]]'', a species of sea snail
* [[Porphyrio]], the swamphens, a genus of birds in the rail family
* [[Porphyrios (whale)]], a 6th-century whale

== People and characters ==
* [[Porphyrion]], a giant in Greek mythology
* [[Pomponius Porphyrion]] (fl. 2nd or 3rd century), Latin grammarian
* [[Porphyry (philosopher)]] (234–305), Neoplatonic philosopher
* [[Porphyrios of Philippi]] (fl. early 4th century), bishop of the [[Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos]]
* [[Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius]] ({{floruit|4th century}}), Latin poet
* [[Porphyry of Gaza]], or Saint Porphyrius (347–420), Bishop of Gaza
* [[Porphyrius the Charioteer]] (fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer
* [[Porphyrios Dikaios]] (1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist
* [[Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia]] (1906–1991), Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox saint
* [[Demetri Porphyrios]] (born 1949), Greek architect
* [[Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch]] (born 1961), 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church

== See also ==
* [[Born in the purple]], ''Porphyrogénnētos '', Byzantine term for the children of emperors, after a supposed porphyry-lined birthing room in the palace
* {{in title|Porphyr*|Article titles containing the text "Porphyr"}}
* [[Porfirio (disambiguation)]], various uses, including a Spanish surname
* [[Porfiry]], a Russian given name
* [[Tyrian purple]] or ''Porphyra'', a purple-red natural dye
* "[[Porphyria's Lover]]", originally published as "Porphyria", a poem by Robert Browning
* [[Porphyria]], a disease giving purple urine
* [[Porphyrin]]s, a group of organic compounds

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