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ALL meanings of gabbro

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  • noun plural gabbro a dark granular igneous rock composed essentially of labradorite and augite. 1
  • noun gabbro A dark, coarse-grained plutonic rock of crystalline texture, consisting mainly of pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and often olivine. 1
  • noun gabbro a dark coarse-grained basic plutonic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine 0
  • noun gabbro any of a group of usually dark, coarsegrained, igneous rocks, composed chiefly of pyroxene and plagioclase 0
  • noun gabbro (petrology) A name originally given to a kind of serpentine, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite. 0
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