microgabbro
microgabbro noun: a fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
Noun
microgabbro (countable and uncountable, plural microgabbros)
- A fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
- Among these sequences, the Early Cretaceous parts (Urutawan–Motuan) contain spilites and keratophyres within greywacke-type detritus and conglomerates (Battey 1950; Ash 1970; Hay 1975), whilst the Late Cretaceous lithologies are predominantly basalts, dolerites, and microgabbros, with minor amounts...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...
Forms of microgabbro
| plural | microgabbros |
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Origin of microgabbro
From micro- + gabbro.
Questions about microgabbro
- What does microgabbro mean?
- Microgabbro means a fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
- What part of speech is microgabbro?
- Microgabbro is a noun.
- What is the plural of microgabbro?
- The plural of microgabbro is microgabbros.
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