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Diorite
Diorite Di"o*rite, n. [Cf. F. diorite. See Diorism.] (Min.) An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was called greenstone.

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- Diorite (/ˈdaɪ.əraɪt/ DY-ə-ryte) is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma (molten rock) that has a moderate content...
- Quartz diorite is an igneous, plutonic (intrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with phaneritic texture. Feldspar is present as plagioclase (typically...
- dolerite – Type of igneous rock Diorite – Igneous rock type Napoleonite, also known as corsite – Variety of diorite with orbicular structure Dunite –...
- Diorite Peak is a 12,761-foot-elevation (3,890-meter) mountain summit on the common boundary shared by La Plata County and Montezuma County in Colorado...
- is sometimes used informally for various rocks ranging from granite to diorite, including granodiorite. According to the QAPF diagram, granodiorite has...
- of around 2300 BCE and existed until 550 BCE as a source of copper and diorite for Mesopotamia. As discussed by The Archeology Fund founded by Juris Zarins...
- In geological terms, black granite might be gabbro, diabase, basalt, diorite, norite, or anorthosite. Morales Demarco, Manuela; Oyhantçabal, Pedro;...
- organized the Harney Peak Tin Company, and hired New York attorney Charles E. Rushmore to visit the Black Hills and confirm the company's land claims....
- diorite. It is thought to have been formed during the Jur****ic period (155–170 Ma) by invasive volcanic flows creating batholithic m****es of diorite,...
- rock type changes (e.g. fractional crystallization), typically forming (1) gabbro, diorite, tonalite and granite or (2) gabbro, diorite, syenite and granite...