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diorite

[noun]

An intrusive igneous rock of intermediate composition, often called "salt-and-pepper" rock because of its speckled black and white appearance. The main minerals present are plagioclase and hornblende. Around the world, diorite forms below volcanoes along convergent boundaries, and its extrusive equivalent is andesite.


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