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diorite

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001870

A granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001870
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesBurns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoigneous rocks
TranslationsSpanish: diorita
Record as JSON
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  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "igneous rocks"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "diorita"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/diorite/"
}

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