- diorite
- a finely crystalline, intrusive basaltic rock made up mainly of labradorite and pyroxene
- Brit. altered dolerite
Origin of diabase
French from Classical Greek diabasis, a crossing over from dia- (see dia-) + bainein, to go, comediabase
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diabase
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A dark-gray to black, fine-textured igneous rock composed mainly of feldspar and pyroxene and used for monuments and as crushed stone.
Origin of diabase
French partly from Greek diabasis a crossing over ( from diabainein to pass through or over ; see diabetes . ) and partly from diabase ( dia- two ) ( alteration of di- ) ( from Greek di- ; see di- 1. ) ( base basis ) ( from Old French; see base 1. )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A dark-gray to black, medium-grained igneous rock consisting mainly of labradorite and pyroxene. Diabase is compositionally similar to andesite, but has coarser grains. It is commonly found in sills and dikes. Also called dolerite
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