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Diorite Moderate

Diorite has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a granular crystalline intrusive rock

2

A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

See Also
hornblende igneous rock plagioclase dioritic intrusive pyroxene variolite tonalite
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
igneous rock
Rhyming Words
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