gabbro
n. volcanic rock which resembles granite | ||||
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Gabbro Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Gabbro
(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).
(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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gabbro
Noun
1. one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
(hypernym) igneous rock
Noun
1. one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
(hypernym) igneous rock
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gabbro
gabbro
\gab"bro\ (?), n. [it.] (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).
gabbro
\gab"bro\ (?), n. [it.] (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).
Gabbro Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Gabbro
Gabbro (IPA: ) is a dark, coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock chemically equivalent to basalt. It is a plutonic rock, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass.
The vast majority of the Earth's surface is underlain by gabbro within the oceanic crust, produced by basalt magmatism at mid-ocean ridges.
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