diorite

In rock|lang=en terms the difference between diorite and diorite

is that diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene while diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

As nouns the difference between diorite and diorite

is that diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene while diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

As nouns the difference between diorite and felsite

is that diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene while felsite is a fine grained volcanic extrusive rock, generally light in color, composed of felsic minerals.

As nouns the difference between dacite and diorite

is that dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content while diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

In lang=en terms the difference between granite and diorite

is that granite is a group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown while diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

As a proper noun Granite

is an island in South Australia.

As nouns the difference between diorite and andesite

is that diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene while andesite is a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.

As nouns the difference between terms and diorite

is that terms is while diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

As nouns the difference between fiorite and diorite

is that fiorite is (mineral) a variety of opal occurring in the cavities of volcanic tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses while diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.

In lang=en terms the difference between diorite and gabbro

is that diorite is a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene while gabbro is a name originally given to a kind of serpentine, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.

As nouns the difference between diorite and variolite

is that diorite is (rock) a grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene while variolite is (geology) a kind of diorite or diabase with embedded whitish spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.