Gabbro

[gæbrәu]

Definition

(noun.) one of a family of granular intrusive rocks.

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Definition

(n.) A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro).

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Definition

n. a rock composed of feldspar and diallage—also Euphotide.—n. Gabb′ronite a compact variety of scapolite resembling gabbro.

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