💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gabbro"
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| Word | Definition |
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| dioritenoun | (petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene. |
| anorthositic | (geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite |
| noritic | (geology) Relating to or composed of norite. |
| hornblendenoun | (mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock. |
| hypersthenenoun | (mineralogy) An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene. |
| orthoclasenoun | (mineralogy) Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi₃O₈, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel. |
| pyroxenenoun | (mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium. |
| olivinenoun | (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system. |
| saussuritenoun | (mineralogy) A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate of albite, zoisite, prehnite and other aluminium silicates, and is produced by the alteration of feldspar. |
| dioritesnoun | (petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene. |
| microgabbronoun | (petrology) A fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase. |
| metagabbronoun | (geology) metamorphosed gabbro |
| gabbrodoleritenoun | (geology) A rock composed of gabbro and dolerite |
| gabbronitenoun | (mineralogy) A compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro. |
| leucogabbronoun | A gabbro that is light in colour due to a high concentration of plagioclase feldspar. |
| granulitenoun | (geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets. |
| eclogitenoun | (petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet. |
| keratophyrenoun | (petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz. |
| zobtenitenoun | (mineralogy) Any rock produced from gabbros by pressure. |
| melagabbronoun | A form of gabbro that is relatively darkly colored. |
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