💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Microgabbro"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| melagabbronoun | A 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. |
| leucogabbronoun | A 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. |
| microgranitenoun | A 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 |
| harzburgitenoun | An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene. |
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