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Diabase  n.  (Min.) A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron; often limited to rocks pretertiary in age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone.






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... related rocks are sometimes included under the name "trap rock," which comprises,—besides typical basalt and diabase,—fine-grained diorite, gabbro, and other basic rocks, which are less common in occurrence and are similar in chemical and physical properties. The principal use of these rocks is as crushed stone for road and ballast purposes and for concrete. They are produced in some ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith



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