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Diorite
see synonyms of dioriteNoun
1. diorite
a granular crystalline intrusive rock
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Diorite
see synonyms of dioritenoun
a dark coarse-grained igneous plutonic rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals such as hornblende
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Diorite
see synonyms of diorite noun
a dark-gray, intrusive igneous rock consisting chiefly of plagioclase and hornblende
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Diorite
see synonyms of dioriten.
Any of various dark, granite-textured, crystalline rocks rich in plagioclase feldspar and having little quartz.
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