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ophitic(geology) Having crystals of feldspar interspersed with plates of augite.
olivinenoun(mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
dikenoun(US dialect slang, obsolete) Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
dikesnounAlternative spelling of dykes (“diagonal cutting pliers”). [Diagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire cutters.]
amygdaloidalShaped like an almond
sillsnoununited states operatic soprano (born in 1929)
andesitenoun(geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
dioritenoun(petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.
granulitenoun(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
diopsidenoun(mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
syenitenoun(geology) An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.
microdioritenoun(petrology) A course-grained igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar; a rock whose composition is intermediate between andesite and diorite.
microgabbronoun(petrology) A fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
dacitenoun(geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
doloritenoun(geology) A form of diabase
diopsiditenounAny rock consisting of 90% or more diopside.
felsitenoun(mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.
dunitenounA type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.
basaltnoun(mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
gabbronoun(petrology) Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.

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