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Porphyry, from the Greek porphyrios "purple-clad") may refer to:

Porphyry (geology), a plutonic rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix
Porphyry (philosopher) (234 - c. 305), a Neoplatonic philosopher
Porphyrio, also known as Pomponius Porphyrion, a Latin grammarian, fl. 2nd or 3rd century
Porphyry copper deposit, a type of large, low-grade mineral deposit
St. Porphyry of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza c. 347–420
Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales
Porphyry, a system of astrological house division
Porphyrius the Charioteer (Byzantine chariot racer)

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