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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...
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Quartz diorite is an igneous,
plutonic (intrusive) rock, of
felsic composition, with
phaneritic texture.
Feldspar is
present as
plagioclase (typically...
- of note. Djoser's
burial chamber Djoser's Pyramid:
Gallery Decorations Diorite ball and
copper "hook"
found in the
Great Pyramid of Giza
Sarcophagus of...
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contained small,
gilded pots made from a
variety of
exotic stones like
diorite,
hornblende and anhydrite, as well as
larger serpentine and travertine...
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mountainous tundra. The
range also
consists sp****
areas of granite, gabbro, and
diorite. The
range has a
length of 300 km (190 mi) and an
elevation of up to 1...
- dolerite – Type of
igneous rock
Diorite –
Igneous rock type Napoleonite, also
known as corsite –
Variety of
diorite with
orbicular structure Dunite –...
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sometimes used
informally for
various rocks ranging from
granite to
diorite,
including granodiorite. The term
granodiorite was
first used by G. F....
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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...
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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...
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felsic or
intermediate rock types, such as granite,
quartz monzonite, or
diorite (see also
granite dome).
Although they may
appear uniform,
batholiths are...
