diabase
noun
a fine-grained gabbro occurring as minor intrusions.
diabasic
-
a word derived from
diabase.
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There is a slightly developed diabasic structure and the rock is much altered by weathering; the resultant product being chlorite.
From The Long Labrador Trail by Dillon Wallace
