dictionary help| dolerite | medical dictionary |
<geology> A dark-coloured, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained basalt.
Origin: Gr. Deceitful; because it was easily confounded with diorite.
(01 Mar 1998)
Doisy, Edward, doko, DOL, dol, dolabriform < Prev | Next > dolicho-, dolichocephalic, dolichocephalism
Bookmark with:      | word visualiser | Go and visit our forums  |
