Gabbro

Synonyms for "gabbro" (4 found)

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Noun(1 words)
basaltic rock

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
mafic rockplutonic rock

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igneous rockmafic rockplutonic rock

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Collocations

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gabbro formationgabbro intrusiongabbronorite variationintrusive rockmafic rockplutonic rock

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It is known as gabbro and is thought to form the lower layer of the oceanic crust at about four kilometres depth and to comprise a layer up to six kilometres thick, making it one of the most abundant, if least recognisable, materials on earth.

Source: wiktionary

Against the dark Ordovician gabbro, the black volcanic base, Rhynie is a streak of technicolour.

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