Porphyry (; , ''Porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to:

Geology

Porphyry (geology) Porphyry ( ) is any of various granites or igneous rocks with coarse-grained crystals such as feldspar or quartz dispersed in a fine-grained silicate-rich, generally aphanitic matrix or groundmass. In its non-geologic, traditional use, the ...

, an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, often purple, and prestigious Roman sculpture material *

Shoksha porphyry Shoksha quartzite, Shoksha porphyry, or crimson quartzite (, literally "raspberry quartzite") is quartzose sandstone of deep red color variously described as purple or crimson resembling true porphyry. It is named after , a village in Prionezhsk ...

, quartzite of purple color resembling true porphyry mined near the village of Shoksha, Karelia, Russia *

Porphyritic Porphyritic is an adjective used in geology to describe igneous rocks with a distinct difference in the size of mineral crystals, with the larger crystals known as phenocrysts. Both extrusive and intrusive rocks can be porphyritic, meaning ...

, the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal (phenocryst) sizes *

Porphyry copper deposit Porphyry copper deposits are copper ore bodies that are formed from hydrothermal fluids that originate from a voluminous magma chamber several kilometers below the deposit itself. Predating or associated with those fluids are vertical dikes of ...

, a primary (low grade) ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks

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Mons Porphyrites Mons Porphyrites (today Gebel Dokhan) is the mountainous site of a group of ancient quarries in the Red Sea Hills of the Eastern Desert in Egypt. Under the Roman Empire, they were the only known source of the purple "imperial" variety of porphyry. ...

, the only porphyry quarry worked in the ancient world for the emperor's building works and statuary *

Porphyry Island Porphyry Island is an island in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is the last island in a chain stretching south west of the Black Bay Peninsula in Lake Superior. It is located about from Edward Island Pro ...

, in Lake Superior, Canada *

Porphyry Mountain Porphyry Mountain is a prominent 6,375-foot (1,943 meter) mountain summit located in the Wrangell Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska. The peak is situated in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, immediately southeast of Kennecott ...

in Alaska, United States * Porphyry, a system of astrological house division * Porphyry, a vineyard near

Seaham, New South Wales Seaham is a suburb of the Port Stephens Council, Port Stephens Local government in Australia, local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Williams River (New South Wales), Williams River which ...

, Australia

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Porphyra ''Porphyra'' is a genus of coldwater seaweeds that grow in cold, shallow seawater. More specifically, it belongs to red algae phylum of laver species (from which comes laverbread), comprising approximately 70 species.Brodie, J.A. and Irvine, L ...

'', a foliose red algal genus of laver * ''

Oliva porphyria ''Oliva porphyria'', common name the tent olive, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Olividae, the olives. Its shell pattern has been studied as an example of a Turing pattern that can be modeled with cellular au ...

'', a species of sea snail *

Porphyrio ''Porphyrio'' is the swamphen or swamp hen bird genus in the rail family. It includes some smaller species of gallinules which are sometimes separated as genus ''Porphyrula'' or united with the gallinules proper (or "moorhens") in '' Gallinula' ...

, the swamphens, a genus of birds in the rail family *

Porphyrios (whale) Porphyrios () was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern for Byzantine seafarers. Emperor Justinian I () made it an important ...

, a 6th-century whale

People and characters

* Porphyrion, a giant in Greek mythology *

Pomponius Porphyrion Pomponius Porphyrion (or Porphyrio) was a Latin grammarian and commentator on Horace. Biography He was possibly a native of Africa, and flourished during the 3rd century A.D. Works His ''scholia'' on Horace, which are still extant, mainly consist ...

(fl. 2nd or 3rd century), Latin grammarian *

Porphyry (philosopher) Porphyry (; ; – ) was a Neoplatonic philosopher born in Tyre, Roman Phoenicia during Roman rule. He edited and published the '' Enneads'', the only collection of the work of Plotinus, his teacher. He wrote original works in the Greek la ...

(234–305), Neoplatonic philosopher *

Porphyrios of Philippi Porphyry (; , ''Porphyrios'' "purple-clad") may refer to: 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 c ...

(fl. early 4th century), bishop of the

Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos The Metropolis of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos () is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan see in eastern Macedonia, Greece. It was founded in the ancient city of Philippi, where it was based until the destruction of the host city in the 14th or 15th ce ...

Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius Publilius Optatianus PorfyriusT.D. Barnes, "Publilius Optatianus Porfyrius", ''AJP'', 96 (1975), 173-186, (fl. 4th century) was a Latin poet, possibly a native of Africa. Porfyrius has been identified with Publilius Optatianus, who was praefectus ...

(), Latin poet *

Porphyry of Gaza Porphyrius (; , ''Porphyrios''; Slavonic: Порфирий, ''Porfiriy''; –420) was bishop of Gaza from 395 to 420, known, from the account in his ''Life'', for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples. ...

, or Saint Porphyrius (347–420), Bishop of Gaza *

Porphyrius the Charioteer Porphyrius ( Greek: Πορφύριος) the Charioteer, also named Porphyrius Calliopas (AD c. 480 – after 538) was a celebrity Byzantine-Roman charioteer in the late 5th and early 6th century AD, during what the classicist Alan Cameron has des ...

(fl. 5th/6th centuries), Roman charioteer *

Porphyrios Dikaios Porphyrios Dikaios (Greek: Πορφύριος Δίκαιος) FSA (Nicosia, 16 August 190423 August 1971) was a Cypriot archaeologist. Early life and education Porphyrios was born in Nicosia and graduated from the Pancyprian Gymnasium. He ...

(1904–1971), Greek Cypriot archaeologist *

Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia Saint Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kafsokalyvite (; secular name: Evangelos Bairaktaris (; February7,1906December2,1991) was a Greek Athonite hieromonk who became widely known for his gifts of spiritual discernment. He was canonised as an Eas ...

(1906–1991), Greek Athonite hieromonk and Eastern Orthodox saint *

Demetri Porphyrios Demetri Porphyrios (; born 1949) is a Greek architect and author who practices architecture in London as principal of the firm Porphyrios Associates. In addition to his architectural practice and writing, Porphyrios has held a number of teachin ...

(born 1949), Greek architect *

Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije ( sr-Cyrl, Порфирије, ; born Prvoslav Perić; born 22 July 1961) is the current and List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 46th patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. He was the Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana ...

(born 1961), 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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