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Diorite

Diorite Meaning & Definition
Diorite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diorite?

[n] a granular crystalline intrusive rock

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See Also | igneous rock

Diorite In Webster's Dictionary

\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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