English Explanatory Dictionary

microdiorite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A course-grained igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar; a rock whose composition is intermediate between andesite and diorite.

Word forms

microdiorite microdiorites

Etymology

From micro- + diorite.

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