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Diorite

Igneous Rocks

Diorite is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma with a moderate silica content and a relatively low content of alkali metals. It is intermediate in composition between low-silica mafic gabbro and high-silica felsic granite. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Classification
Igneous Rock 1
Use
Sculpture and Ornamental 2
Wikipedia 'Diorite' states this use (or use-bearing statement); earth5 pass.
Kind
Rock 1
Formation Class
Igneous, intrusive (plutonic; formed by slow cooling underground of magma of intermediate silica content) 1
Connections

Associated With

Andesite, Materials

Extrusive equivalent of intrusive diorite: same magma composition, different cooling rate and depth, not a derivation of one from the other.

Source Andesite (Wikipedia)

Classified As

Igneous Rocks, Subcategories

In Discipline

Geology, Disciplines
Sources
1. Diorite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma.
  • Lead section
    Diorite ( DY-ə-ryte) is an intrusive igneous rock formed by the slow cooling underground of magma (molten rock) that has a moderate content of silica and a relatively low content of alkali metals. It is intermediate in composition between low-silica (mafic) gabbro and high-silica (felsic) granite.
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2. Wikidata: Diorite
Wikidata Q187408
Andesite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Andesite, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Andesite, Lead section
is the extrusive equivalent of plutonic diorite.
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