Definition of dolerite Dolerite
dol•er•ite
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What does dolerite mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dolerite (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dolerite
dol′er-īt, n. basaltic greenstone. [Fr.,—Gr. doleros, deceptive, it being hard to distinguish from real greenstone.]
