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granodiorites

granodiorites is the plural of granodiorite.

Meaning of granodiorite

Noun

granodiorite (plural granodiorites)

  1. An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.
    • The dominant intruding rocks into the metamorphosed rocks of the Oban massif are granodiorites (Fig. 1).1996, Bart N. Ekwueme, Alfred Kröner, “Emplacement Age of the Uwet Granodiorite and Implications for the Technothermal Evolution of the Oban Massif Southeastern Nigeria”, in R. Chandra, R.K....

Questions about granodiorites

What is granodiorites the plural of?
Granodiorites is the plural of granodiorite.

Words near granodiorites in the dictionary

  1. grano
  2. grano-
  3. granoblastic
  4. granocentric
  5. granodiorite
  6. granodiorites
  7. granodioritic
  8. granofels
  9. granofilosean
  10. granofiloseans
  11. granogabbro

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