Granodiorite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.

    "The dominant intruding rocks into the metamorphosed rocks of the Oban massif are granodiorites (Fig. 1)."

Example

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"The dominant intruding rocks into the metamorphosed rocks of the Oban massif are granodiorites (Fig. 1)."

Etymology

From grano- + diorite.

Related phrases

tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite

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