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diabase in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Diabase (/ˈdaɪ.əˌbeɪs/), also
called dolerite (/ˈdɒl.əˌraɪt/) or microgabbro, is a mafic, holocrystalline...
- subsequently, the
phonolitic one at the
northwest end of the
ridge and the
doleritic Platzkegel in the
caldera center. Both
Mawenzi and Kibo
began erupting...
- for the
southern Indian Precambrian terrain,
intruded by
numerous mafic–
doleritic **** swarms, the age from
Proterozoic to the
latest Cretaceous is reported...
-
sedimentary succession, this time
resulting in the
emplacement of the
doleritic Whin Sill
within the
Carboniferous sequence.
Known as
whinstone locally...
- the
winter rainfall Strandveld of
South Africa, and
mostly growing on
doleritic clays along the West Coast,
Western Cape. It is
closely related to Daubenya...
- Cove. The
feature is
descriptively named in ****ociation with the
notable doleritic rock
showing sub-vertical
continuous columnar joints resembling organ...
-
andesite crystalline rock on
underlying Cenozoic non-volcanic sediments.
Doleritic sills in limestone.
Boatmans Harbour 34.2 ± 0.4 Ma sub-alkaline basalt...
- xenoliths. The
Swinburn area to the
south side of
State Highway 85 has co****
doleritic textured basaltic volcanics overlying scoria-fall deposits,
which in turn...
-
explosion originates.
epidiorite Any of a set of
altered gabbroic and
doleritic rocks in
which the
original pyroxene has been
replaced by
fibrous amphibole...
- with long dry seasons. It
occurs naturally in
xerophytic gr****lands on
doleritic,
sandy or clay soils, at
altitudes of up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft), and is...
