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noun, plural -bros. Petrology.
a dark granular igneous rock composed essentially of labradorite and augite.
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gabbro
"type of igneous rock," 1837, from It. (Tuscan), from L. glaber "bare, smooth, bald."
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gabbro  (gāb'rō) Pronunciation Key
A usually dark, coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar and clinopyroxene, and sometimes olivine. Gabbro is the coarse-grained equivalent of basalt. |
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