gabbro

Definitions


[ˈɡabrəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a dark, coarse-grained plutonic rock of crystalline texture, consisting mainly of pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and often olivine
(e.g: a house of gabbro)


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Origin:
late 18th century: from Italian, from Latin glaber, glabr- ‘smooth’




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