dolerite
noun
a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
doleritic
-
a word derived from
dolerite.
Example Sentences
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A shallow stream meanders across a sandy pan; a doleritic intrusion of volcanic bedrock lies just beneath the surface and infuses the water with minerals that the elephants need.
From The New Yorker ● May 4, 2015
Other dikes of more modern doleritic lava radiate from the present crater.
From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by G. F. Rodwell
Conversion of dolomite and granite into argillaceous schist, by contact with basaltic and doleritic rocks.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
The vast plain of Panpanga extends to the north of Manila Bay, to the south of which is situated Mount Arayat, of doleritic nature.
From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Murat Halstead
Lavas chiefly doleritic, poured out from A after the axis or focus B was spent, and before the origin of the Val dell Bove. gg.
From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by G. F. Rodwell
