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epidiorite

/ep-i-dahy-uh-rahyt/US // ˌɛp ɪˈdaɪ əˌraɪt //

表白石,表白岩,表皮岩,表皮石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Petrography.

    • : a schistose metamorphic rock resulting from the alteration of augite to hornblende in a gabbro or dolerite.

Examples

  • The metamorphic rocks are associated with bands of epidiorite which have shared in the folding and metamorphism of the region.