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epidiorite

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ep⋅i⋅di⋅o⋅rite

[ep-i-dahy-uh-rahyt]
–noun Petrography.
a schistose metamorphic rock resulting from the alteration of augite to hornblende in a gabbro or dolerite.

Origin:
1885–90; epi- + diorite
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