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microgabbros

microgabbros is the plural of microgabbro.

Meaning of microgabbro

Noun

microgabbro (countable and uncountable, plural microgabbros)

  1. 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...

Questions about microgabbros

What is microgabbros the plural of?
Microgabbros is the plural of microgabbro.

Words near microgabbros in the dictionary

  1. microfurnaces
  2. microfusion
  3. microg
  4. microgabbro
  5. microgabbroic
  6. microgabbros
  7. microgalvanic
  8. microgame
  9. microgames
  10. microgamete
  11. microgametes

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