DIABASE

Etymology

Noun

diabase (countable and uncountable, plural diabases)

(geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.

Synonyms

• dolerite

Anagrams

• Abadies

Source: Wiktionary


Di"a*base, n. Etym: [F. diabase, fr. Gr. (Min.)

Definition: A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron; -- often limited to rocks pretertiary in age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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