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microdiorites

microdiorites is the plural of microdiorite.

Meaning of microdiorite

Noun

microdiorite (countable and uncountable, plural microdiorites)

  1. A course-grained igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar; a rock whose composition is intermediate between andesite and diorite.
    • Early Miocene fossiliferous andesitic sediments are associated with some ophiolite massifs in northern Northland: Otaian volcanic grits (Hughes 1966) form a part of Maungaru Range (Fig. 3) and Waitakian–Otaian volcaniclastics are intruded by microdiorite near North Cape (Leitch 1966, 1970).1982 November 26, R. N. Brothers, M. Delaloye, “Obducted ophiolites of North Island, New Zealand: origin, age, emplacement and tectonic implications for Tertiary and Quaternary volcanicity”, in New...

Questions about microdiorites

What is microdiorites the plural of?
Microdiorites is the plural of microdiorite.

Words near microdiorites in the dictionary

  1. microdilutions
  2. microdimensional
  3. microdiode
  4. microdiodes
  5. microdiorite
  6. microdiorites
  7. microdipole
  8. microdipoles
  9. microdisc
  10. microdiscectomies
  11. microdiscectomy

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