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gabbro

gabbro

1 9.9
A dark, hard rock made underground when hot liquid rock cools slowly with large crystals
  • noun
  • /ˈɡæbroʊ/
  • Specialized
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  • During the hike, we spotted gabbro rocks that had formed from volcanic activity millions of years ago.

Examples

  • The geologist explained that gabbro is often found beneath granite in the Earth's crust.

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    Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

  • Gabbro contains large crystals of feldspar and pyroxene, making it distinct from other igneous rocks.

Surface Forms

gabbro singular
gabbros plural

Etymology

The word gabbro comes from the name of a village in Italy, Gabbro, where geologists first studied this dark, coarse-grained rock. So gabbro is simply the rock named after the place where it is found.