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gab·bro (g

)

n. pl. gab·bros

A usually coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase and pyroxene. Also called norite.

[Italian, perhaps from Latin glaber, bald, beardless.]

gab·broic (g

-br

k), gabbroid (g

roid

) adj.

gabbro [ˈgæbrəʊ]

n pl -bros

(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a dark coarse-grained basic plutonic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine

[from Italian, probably from Latin glaber smooth, bald]

gabbroic , gabbroitic adj

gabbro (g

)

A usually dark, coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar and clinopyroxene, and sometimes olivine. Gabbro is the coarse-grained equivalent of basalt.

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gabbro - one of a family of granular intrusive rocks

igneous rock - rock formed by the solidification of molten magma

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