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
It is composed of a prehistoric grey labradorite, and of doleritic lava.
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
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
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
