1) Igneous rock 2) Plutonic rock
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dark, coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock chemically equivalent to basalt.
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granular igneous rock
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• (n.) A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro).
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A coarse grained intrusive rock, which is low in silica and has relatively high levels of iron and magnesium minerals.
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any of several medium- or coarse-grained rocks that consist primarily of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene. Essentially, gabbro is the intrusive ... [6 related articles]
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Gabbro. Credit: Mineral Information Institute A dense, dark, course-grained igneous rock consisting largely of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and olivine. Gabbro is the intrusive (i.e., cooled and solidified underground) equivalent of basalt. Accessory minerals in gabbros include apatite, horn...
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Any of a group of dark, dense, phaneritic, intrusive rocks that are the plutonic equivalent to basalt.
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A black, coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock that is the compositional equivalent of basalt. Compo
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A coarse grained, basic, plutonic rock, consisting mainly of calcic plagioclase and pyroxene, sometimes with olivine.
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Gab'bro noun [ Italian ]
(Geol.) A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro)...
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A dark-colored, coarse-grained rock composed of Ca-plagioclase, pyroxene, and possibly olivine, but no quartz.
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A type of dark, coarse-grained, intrusive mafic igneous rocks chemically equivalent to basalt. The rocks are plutonic, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass.
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An igneous granular stone composed chiefly of pyroxene, augite or diallage, and plagioclase.
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Highly mafic igneous plutonic rock, typically dark in color; rough plutonic equivalent of basalt.
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Highly mafic igneous plutonic rock, typically dark in color; rough plutonic equivalent of basalt.
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An igneous rock that’s coarse grained.
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igneous phanerite typically consisting of 50 to 90 percent dark-colored plagioclase, less than 5 percent quartz and 35 to 65 percent varietal minerals (augite ± another pyroxene ± olivine).
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Click images to enlargeMafic (consisting primarily of dark-coloured crystals) igneous rock formed deep in the Earth's crust. It contains pyroxene and calcium-rich feldspar, and may contain small amounts of olivine and amphibole. Its coarse crystals of dull minerals give it a speckled appearance. Gabbro is the ...
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A dense, coarse-grained greenish dark colored rock igneous rock that is chemically similar to basalt.
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A coarse-grained igneous rock, chemically equivalent to a basalt.
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A dark, coarse-grained igneous rock.
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A dark, coarse-grained igneous rock.
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A dark, coarse-grained igneous rock.
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dark-coloured, coarse-grained, igneous rock; cooled slowly in large intrusions (same chemical composition as basalt).
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