Definition of Dolerite

1. n. A dark-colored, 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.

2. n. A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene with labradorite.

Definition of Dolerite

1. a variety of basalt [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dolerite

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolerite

dolcettos
dolce far niente
dolci
doldrums
dole
doled
doled out
doleful
dolefuller
dolefullest
dolefully
dolefulness
dolefulnesses
dolent
dolerite (current term)
dolerite (current term)
dolerites
doleritic
doles
dolesome
dole out
dolia
dolicho-
dolichocephalic
dolichocephalic
dolichocephalism
dolichocephalous
dolichocephaly
dolichocephaly
dolichocolon

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