Microgabbro
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microgabbro is a noun meaning (geology) A fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
Meaning
(geology) A fine-grained igneous rock with the same composition as gabbro but having an ophitic texture; diabase.
Example Sentences
Among these sequences, the Early Cretaceous parts (Urutawan–Motuan) contain spilites and keratophyres within greywacke-type detritus and conglomerates (Battey 1950; Ash 1970; Hay 1975), whilst the Late Cretaceous lithologies are predominantly basalts, dolerites, and microgabbros, with minor amounts of sediment (Le Couteur 1967; Hay 1975).
Word Forms
- microgabbros
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gabbro, metagabbro, gabbrodolerite, microdiorite, melagabbro, granulite.
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