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Microgabbro

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gabbronoun(petrology) Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
metagabbronoun(geology) metamorphosed gabbro
gabbrodoleritenoun(geology) A rock composed of gabbro and dolerite
microdioritenoun(petrology) A course-grained igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar; a rock whose composition is intermediate between andesite and diorite.
melagabbronounA form of gabbro that is relatively darkly colored.
granulitenoun(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
gabbronitenoun(mineralogy) A compact variety of scapolite, resembling gabbro.
diabasenoun(geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.
leucogabbronounA gabbro that is light in colour due to a high concentration of plagioclase feldspar.
granodioritenoun(petrology) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.
zobtenitenoun(mineralogy) Any rock produced from gabbros by pressure.
eclogitenoun(petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
microgranitenounA type of microcrystalline plutonic rock with the same composition as granite.
gabbronoritenoun(geology) A form of gabbro containing some norite and other inclusions.
dioritenoun(petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.
keratophyrenoun(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
granitoid(geology) Resembling granite.
uncompahgritenoun(mineralogy) A coarse-grained melilitic rock containing more than 10% pyroxene.
microconglomeratenoun(geology) A sedimentary rock composed of relatively coarse sand grains in a very fine silt or clay matrix
harzburgitenounAn ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.

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