epidiorite
[ep-i-dahy-uh-rahyt]
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noun Petrography.
a schistose metamorphic rock resulting from the alteration of augite to hornblende in a gabbro or dolerite.
Origin of epidiorite
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The metamorphic rocks are associated with bands of epidiorite which have shared in the folding and metamorphism of the region.