gabbro

  • 21gabbro — noun (plural gabbros) Etymology: Italian, probably modification of Latin glaber smooth more at glad Date: circa 1828 a granular igneous rock composed essentially of calcic plagioclase, a ferromagnesian mineral, and accessory minerals • gabbroic… …

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  • 22gabbro — noun A name originally given to a kind of serpentine, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite …

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  • 23gabbro —   an intrusive basalt …

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  • 24gabbro — (entrée créée par le supplément) (gab bro) s. m. Terme de minéralogie. •   Nom italien de l euphotide, roche composée de feldspath et de diallage, HUOT Manuel de géologie, éd. Roret. ; •   de labrador et de smaragdite, JANNETAZ les Roches, 1874,… …

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  • 25gabbro — gàb·bro s.m. TS petr. roccia eruttiva intrusiva di colore grigio, verde scuro o nero, a struttura granulare, costituita da plagioclasio basico e pirosseno, talora anche da anfiboli e olivina {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1701. ETIMO: lat. *gabru(m),… …

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  • 26gabbro — {{hw}}{{gabbro}}{{/hw}}s. m. (mineral.) Roccia eruttiva, generalmente a grana grossa …

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  • 27Gabbro — Gạb|bro auch: Gạbb|ro 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Min.〉 dunkelgraues bis schwarzes, meist mittel bis grobkörniges Tiefengestein [Etym.: ital., »korsischer Grünstein«] …

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  • 28gabbro — pl.m. gabbri …

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  • 29gabbro — n. volcanic rock which resembles granite …

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  • 30gabbro — [ gabrəʊ] noun (plural gabbros) Geology a dark, coarse grained plutonic rock consisting mainly of pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and often olivine. Derivatives gabbroic adjective gabbroid adjective Origin C19: from Ital., from L. glaber, glabr… …

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