💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Diabase"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| dikesnoun | Alternative spelling of dykes (“diagonal cutting pliers”). [Diagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire cutters.] |
| amygdaloidal | Shaped like an almond |
| sillsnoun | united 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 |
| diopsiditenoun | Any rock consisting of 90% or more diopside. |
| felsitenoun | (mineralogy) A fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals. |
| dunitenoun | A 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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