Dictionary - Definition of DOLERITE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Dolerite" is a common misspelling or typo for: dolerites.

Date "Dolerite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

Specialty Definition: DOLERITE

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. In the United States, a syn. of diabase b. In British usage, the preferred term for what is called diabase in the United States. Etymol: Greek doleros, "deceitful," in reference to the fine-grained character of the rock that makes it difficult to identifymegascopically. CF:diorite; trap. Syn:whin. (references)
Wikipedic	Dolerite (from the Greek word doleros meaning deceptive), in petrology is the name given by Hauy to those basaltic rocks which are comparatively coarse grained. Dolerite is a synonym for diabase. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "DOLERITE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references)

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. In the United States, a syn. of diabase b. In British usage, the preferred term for what is called diabase in the United States. Etymol: Greek doleros, "deceitful," in reference to the fine-grained character of the rock that makes it difficult to identifymegascopically. CF:diorite; trap. Syn:whin. (references)
Wikipedic	Dolerite (from the Greek word doleros meaning deceptive), in petrology is the name given by Hauy to those basaltic rocks which are comparatively coarse grained. Dolerite is a synonym for diabase. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top