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1. (n.) diorite
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
Etymology: (1820–30; < F < Gk dior(ízein) to distinguish)
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1. (noun) diorite
a granular crystalline intrusive rock
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1. (noun) diorite
an igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was called greenstone
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