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单词 dolerite
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dolerite
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈdɒl.ə.raɪt/us
/ˈdɑːl.ə.raɪt/
atypeofdarkrockthat comes frommagma(= veryhotliquidrockthat hascooled):
辉绿岩，粗粒玄武岩
Jurassicdolerite isfoundin manypartsof Tasmania.在塔斯马尼亚的许多地方都发现了侏罗纪辉绿岩。
ThefamousStonehengespotteddolerites come from the Preseli Hills inWales.著名的巨石阵斑纹辉绿岩来自威尔士的普雷塞利山。
The doleritecliffsof thecapewerequitespectacular.海角的辉绿岩悬崖相当壮观。
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  • Bluestones arebluishvolcanicrocksofspotteddoleritefoundinWestWales.
  • Aprecipitousdoleritecragformstheperfectdefenceon the two seawardsidesof thecastle.
  • Cradle Mountain iscomposedof dolerite, anigneousrock.
  • Thepeaksareresistant"spires" ofJurassicdolerite,lyingoverolderrocksof Triassic-Permiansediments.
  • Dr Gibb is aspecialistinigneousrockswho has done mould-breakingresearchinto thebeautifulcolumnar dolerites of the Hebrides.
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(Definition ofdoleritefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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These observations can be explained by the fact that felsic granulite requires more fluid infiltration to equilibrate than mafic granulite anddolerite.
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Subangular to subrounded fragments of basalt anddoleriteof boulder to granule sizes are contained in a red granule matrix.
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Thin-section analysis of one rock sample identified it as adolerite.
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The basalt anddoleritegroups are geochemically indistinguishable and may be treated as a single sample set.
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The breccias consist mainly of bottle-green basalt anddoleriterubble mixed with subordinate amounts of reddish, finegrained matrix.
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Doleriteis relatively poor in silicon and rich in minerals, and after chemical weathering doleritic soils have high clay contents.
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Despite the high temperatures of the igneous intrusion, carbon has been preserved at thedolerite-shale contact and in shale enclaves where partial melting of the shale has occurred.
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Although they appear to be of abiogenic origin, only that near thedoleritesills points to a probable mantle origin.
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The lighthouse was built by convict labour using locally-quarrieddoleriteover two years.
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Thedoleriteis believed to have existed as much as 1/2 billion years before the meteorite impact.
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The pebbles are mostly quartzite, but includedoleriteand agate.
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Doleriteis intrusive and is relative to basalt (extrusive).
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The peak is sandstone withdoleriteintrusions and is a sharp summit ridge.
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Sediments are up to 500 meters thick, with the lowest layers consisting ofdoleriteboulders.
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Doleriteis composed of an intrusive volcanic rock of plagioclase feldspar that is harder than granite.
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