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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | The term dolerite originally applied to dark, fine-grain basalts. Now dolerite is used synonymously with diabase. | + | The term dolerite originally applied to dark, fine-grain [[Basalt|basalts]]. Now dolerite is used synonymously with [[diabase]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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diabase; dolerito (Port.); dolerit (Deut.) | diabase; dolerito (Port.); dolerit (Deut.) | ||
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* ''Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies'', Paul Nicholson, Ian Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000 Comment: B.Aston, J.Harrell, I.Shaw, "Stone" | * ''Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies'', Paul Nicholson, Ian Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000 Comment: B.Aston, J.Harrell, I.Shaw, "Stone" | ||
Latest revision as of 13:35, 22 July 2022
Description
The term dolerite originally applied to dark, fine-grain basalts. Now dolerite is used synonymously with Diabase.
Synonyms and Related Terms
diabase; dolerito (Port.); dolerit (Deut.)
Resources and Citations
- Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technologies, Paul Nicholson, Ian Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000 Comment: B.Aston, J.Harrell, I.Shaw, "Stone"