diorite (Crossword)

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  1. Crystalline igneous rock
  2. Igneous rock
  3. Igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende
  4. Plutonic rock

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• Granular, crystallized igneous stone composed of feldspar and hornblende
• A coarse-grained, intrusive igneous rock that contains a mixture of feldspar
• Igneous plutonic rock, less mafic than gabbro, but more mafic than granite and granodiorite
• A granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende
• A coarse grained igneous rock of intrusive origin that is darker and chemically more mafic than granite
• A phaneritic intrusive igneous rock consisting mostly of intermediate plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
• An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende
• Any of a group of dark, phaneritic, intrusive rocks that are the plutonic equivalents of andesite
• Grey to dark grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock composed principally of plagioclase feldspar (typically andesine)
• Diorite (t or t) is a grey to dark-grey intermediate intrusive igneous rock composed principally of plagioclase feldspar (typically andesine)

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