💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dolerites"
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| olivinenoun | (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system. |
| quartznoun | (mineralogy) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment. |
| dolomitesnoun | A mountain range of the Alps in north-eastern Italy. |
| dolernoun | — |
| dioritenoun | (petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene. |
| dolomitenoun | (mineralogy) An evaporite consisting of a mixed calcium and magnesium carbonate, with the chemical formula CaMg(CO₃)₂; it also exists as the rock dolostone. |
| dolomitic | (geology) Of, pertaining to or containing dolomite. |
| dioritic | Containing diorite. |
| dacitenoun | (geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content. |
| dolomitizationnoun | (geology) The conversion of a limestone rock into dolomite by replacement of calcium by magnesium. |
| granodioritenoun | (petrology) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar. |
| dumortieritenoun | (mineralogy) A fibrous aluminium boro-silicate mineral that occurs in various colours. |
| aleuritesnoun | a small genus of arborescent flowering plants in the Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1776.Forster, Johann Reinhold & Forster, Johann Georg Adam. 1775. |
| dolmensnoun | (historical; strictly) A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow. |
| diabasenoun | (geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar. |
| granitesnoun | (petrology) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown. |
| ophiolitenoun | (geology) An assemblage of mafic and ultramafic rock fragments of the ocean lithosphere that has been tectonically moved onto a continental margin or island. |
| oolitesnoun | (geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains. |
| granulitenoun | (geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets. |
| mineralsnoun | (euphemistic, slang, dated) Testicles, balls, especially in the figurative sense of nerve or courage. |
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