intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but contains more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_geology
Granodiorite (t or t) is a phaneritic texture intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase feldspar than orthoclase feldspar. According to the QAPF diagram, granodiorite has a greater than 20% quartz by volume, and between 65% to 90% of the feldspar is plagioclase. A greater amount of plagioclase would designate the r...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granodiorite
medium- to coarse-grained rock that is among the most abundant intrusive igneous rocks. It contains quartz and is distinguished from granite by its ...
Found on
http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/59
Granodiorite is a plutonic igneous rock formed from cooling magma in deep zones of mountain belts. Granodiorite is a course-grained intermediate igneous rock comprised mainly of feldspar and quartz, and either pink or white in colour depending upon the proportions of feldspar and quartz.
Found on
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/HG.HTM
Igneous plutonic rock, less felsic than granite, typically light in color; rough plutonic equivalent of dacite.
Found on
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss2geol.html
Igneous plutonic rock, less felsic than granite, typically light in color; rough plutonic equivalent of dacite.
Found on
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_2.html
phaneritic igneous rock typically consisting of quartz - 20-60 percent, plagioclase > alkali-feldspar, and 5-25 percent dark minerals (typically biotite and hornblende).
Found on
https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20132
No exact match found.
