- Look up
diabase in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Diabase (/ˈdaɪ.əˌbeɪs/), also
called dolerite (/ˈdɒl.əˌraɪt/) or microgabbro, is a mafic, holocrystalline...
- University.
Wherry theorized that the
ringing was due to the
texture of the
diabase rocks and that they were
supported by
other rocks. He
identified the boulder...
- the
diabasic portion and are
composed of a
distinct type of rock
called Diabase-Schist-Tuff, as
noted in
earlier geological research. However, more recent...
- The York
Haven Diabase is a rock
formation in Pennsylvania,
United States. It
underlies the
Rossville Diabase and is Jur****ic in age. The
formation is...
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Subvolcanic rocks include diabase (also
known as dolerite) and porphyry.
Common examples of
subvolcanic rocks are
diabase,
quartz dolerite, microgranite...
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extrusive igneous rock.
Types of trap rock
include basalt, peridotite,
diabase, and gabbro. Trap is also used to
refer to
flood (plateau) basalts, such...
- pyroxene, amphibole, and biotite.
Common mafic rocks include basalt,
diabase and gabbro.
Mafic rocks often also
contain calcium-rich
varieties of plagioclase...
- The
Diabase Hills are a
mountain range in
Washoe County, Nevada. "
Diabase Hills".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey...
- are
overlain by a 60 m (200 ft) cap of
diabase.: 22 This
diabase cap is a sill remnant, and most of the
diabase is
covered by a
considerable thickness...
- The
Beacon Supergroup and
diabase intrusions....
