gabbro
noun
gab·bro
ˈga-(ˌ)brō 
plural gabbros
: a granular igneous rock composed essentially of calcic plagioclase, a ferromagnesian mineral, and accessory minerals
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Gravestones can be made from plutonic rocks (after Pluto, the earlier name for Hades), like gabbro and granite; metamorphic rocks, like slate and marble; and sedimentary rocks, like sandstone and limestone.
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David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
While at Pomona, Jade Star and I extracted zircon from the rhyolites and from one gabbro as well.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2011
Sometimes, strange reactions occur, like generating a gabbro after throwing olivine crystals into the molten basalt.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2013
The rise itself is a large plateau about the size of California that contains 2,500,000 cubic kilometers of most basalt and gabbro (the stuff of oceanic crust).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2013
Not getting a sample of this gabbro was frustrating, but scientists are already extracting valuable lessons from the momentary failure.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2021
Basalt and gabbro rocks, for example, have tiny defects in their crystals that could release electrical charges into the air.
—Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019
The rise itself is a large plateau about the size of California that contains 2,500,000 cubic kilometers of most basalt and gabbro (the stuff of oceanic crust).
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2013
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David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Since 2005, the Savage Stone Quarry has mined a mineral called Baltimore gabbro, which is used for road beds, riprap and airport runways, by blasting apart chunks of rock in a large open pit, situated between Interstate 95 and Route 1.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
While at Pomona, Jade Star and I extracted zircon from the rhyolites and from one gabbro as well.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2011
Sometimes, strange reactions occur, like generating a gabbro after throwing olivine crystals into the molten basalt.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2013
The rise itself is a large plateau about the size of California that contains 2,500,000 cubic kilometers of most basalt and gabbro (the stuff of oceanic crust).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2013
Not getting a sample of this gabbro was frustrating, but scientists are already extracting valuable lessons from the momentary failure.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2021
Basalt and gabbro rocks, for example, have tiny defects in their crystals that could release electrical charges into the air.
—Christina Nunez, National Geographic, 16 Apr. 2019
The rise itself is a large plateau about the size of California that contains 2,500,000 cubic kilometers of most basalt and gabbro (the stuff of oceanic crust).
—Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2013
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“Gabbro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gabbro. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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