diorite in English

noun
1
a speckled, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase, feldspar, and hornblende or other mafic minerals.
The thrust sheet overlying the Delaney Dome Formation is composed of the basic Ballyconneely Amphibolite and interbanded quartz diorite and hornblende gneiss that intrude the Dalradian sediments.

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1. Andesite is the volcanic equivalent of diorite.

2. Of hornblendite, diorite, Augitite, and anorthosite

3. The only stone that's harder than diorite is diamond.

4. Almandines are semi-precious gems found in metamorphic, diorite, and gabbro stone layers.

5. Dal*—diorite and Andesinite: dark gray 2-pyroxene diorite and hornblende metadiorite-light gray Andesinite dall—Bluish green with purple tint (RS) dalz—Dark yellowish green (RS) gs* Granitic rocks, zoisite-biotite-quartz diorite, granodiorite, and quartz mon- zonite gs1—Medium olive green with bluish tint gs2—Olive green (RS)

6. Andesite is a block that was added in the 1.8 updates along with granite and diorite

7. Augite is a rock-forming mineral that is most often found in igneous rocks like diorite, andesite, gabbro, and basalt

8. The upper South Fork Sultan River flows through a classic U-shaped valley cut by a glacier through Quartz diorite.

9. Augite is a rock-forming mineral that commonly occurs in mafic and intermediate igneous rocks such as basalt, gabbro, andesite, and diorite

10. Orthosite (Andesinite), leuconorite (hypersthene leuco-diorite), and biotite leucodiorite are present in roughly equal volume proportions, constituting some 850/o of the intrusive suite

11. The granodiorite-plagiogranite and Banatite (diorite-monzonite-granodiorite) plutonic massifs are associated with the former, while peralkaline granite massifs are characteristic of the latter

12. The rocks in the Batholith belong to the calc-alkaline series and range in composition from granodiorite through quartz diorite (tonalite) to gneissic aplite

13. Amphiboles are components of many igneous and metamorphic mountain rocks (hornblende gabbro, diorite, amphibolite, and others) and occasionally are the only constituent (hornblendite, amphibolitic shales)

14. It would also be nice to utilize Andesite, diorite, & granite in place of cobblestone in other crafting recipes like furnaces, however, that is an afterthought and shouldn't …

15. The main rock types present are monzonite and Banatite (a rock of intermediate composition between quartz diorite and quartz monzonite) plus basic and andesitic lavas and tuffs

16. The quartz diorite dike contains iron-rich almandine phenocrysts that appear to be magmatic, suggesting emplacement at great depth near the base of the crust or upper mantle.

17. They range from the initial stages of “in situ” mobilization through examples with relatively small exchange of mobilized rock material to intrusive bodies of diorite with virtually no geochemical relation to the adjoining country rock.

18. Banatitele (de la numele regiunii Banat - România, în engleză Banatite) este un ansamblu de roci magmatice intruzive, care se găsesc în Banat și în Munții Apuseni, alcătuite în special din gradionite (granodiorite), având la partea superioară granite, iar la bază diorite.

19. Basaltic Basalt Gabbro 45-55 SiO2 %, high in Fe, Mg, Ca, low in K, Na 1000 - 1200 oC Low Low Intermediate or Andesitic Andesite Diorite 55-65 SiO2 %, intermediate in Fe, Mg, Ca, Na, K 800 - 1000 oC Intermediate Intermediate Felsic or Rhyolitic Rhyolite Granite 65-75 SiO2 %, low in Fe, Mg, Ca, high in K, Na 650 - 800 oC High High Origin of Magma