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Meaning of DIORITE

Pronunciation:  'dIu`rIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a granular crystalline intrusive rock
 
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 See Also: igneous rock

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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