Dolerite is composed of two essential and several accessory minerals. Diabase dikes and sills are typically shallow intrusive bodies and often exhibit fine grained to aphanitic chilled margins which may contain tachylite (dark mafic glass). The accessory minerals are quartz, orthoclase, chlorite and magnetite. The most important minerals in the gabbron are plagioclase and pyroxene. They can contain a wide range of … Mineral composition has been determinedattheEPMALab,CPL,CHQ,Geolog- ical Survey of India, Kolkata. The dolerite is typically massive and samples with ophitic or subophitic texture display a conspicuous spotty pattern on polished surfaces (Fig. It is a small amount of olivine and amphibole. These larger occurrences of dolerite mostly contain pyroxene as the dominant ferromagnesian mineral and are largely the rock called "diabase" by petrographers, while cases where hornblende is dominant are mostly confined to dikes and smaller intrusions, especially in the older rocks. It is a medium grained igneous rock, and can be dark grey or black with greenish shades in colour. m��@( �*�^;k/%l��. 1. During this process, the ferromagnesian minerals weather chemically, releasing iron and magnesium which recrystallise to form iron-rich montmonllomte In the fine-clay fraction. Dolomite, type of limestone, the carbonate fraction of which is dominated by the mineral dolomite, calcium magnesium carbonate [CaMg (CO 3) 2 ]. The mineral composition of the dolerites was determined by X-ray diffraction. Plagioclase is sodium-calcium feldspar. uuid:8f9efbd6-2214-4636-a733-f10b85f1dd66 trailer Diabase Formation. It is compositionally equivalent to gabbro and basalt but texturally between them. endstream endobj 79 0 obj <> endobj 80 0 obj <> endobj 81 0 obj <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>> endobj 82 0 obj <>stream intrusive igneous rock of the composition of diabase as defined in the U.S. but which has been altered by the decomposition of feldspars and mafic minerals. As originally applied by Brongniart in 1807, the term corresponded to what is now recognized as diorite. One of the most common rocks in the assemblage is known as Preseli Spotted Dolerite—a chemically altered igneous rock containing spots or clusters of secondary minerals replacing plagioclase feldspar. 8�ژ��bu,��}������ˏ��w�ߋ�?�i�W�mp&�gR�������2�2�V��l. Like other mafic rocks, it is relatively low in silica content. Diabase formation took place millions of years ago. 0000000016 00000 n 0 The dolerite displays OIB-like trace element features and contains moderately radiogenic Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf and light Ca isotopic compositions. Limestone that contains some dolomite is known as dolomitic limestone. 0000001130 00000 n 2010-05-11T21:28:49+10:00 The essential minerals are plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, which together constitute between about 60% and 80% of the total rock composition. • Dolerites also often include olivine or quartz and can be alkali basalts, olivine tholeiites or quartz tholeiites. Diabase dikes and sills are typically shallow intrusive bodies and often exhibit fine grained to aphanitic chilled margins which may contain tachylite(dark mafic glass). A significant decrease. 0000001248 00000 n The term dolerite, synonymous with diabase and microgabbro, is used to describe an igneous hypabyssal rock of dark color composed of plagioclase (labradorite in composition) and clinopyroxene (normally augite or titanoaugite), with opaques as the main accessory minerals (magnetite, titanomagnetite or ilmenite). • A dolerite is the medium-grained equivalent of a basalt - a basic rock dominated by plagioclase and pyroxene. endstream endobj 2 0 obj <> endobj 4 1 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 9 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 14 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 19 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 24 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 71 0 obj <>stream 2010-05-11T21:28:49+10:00 78 16 Two dykes in the study area are of type-1 dolerite, whereas the other three dykes sampled do not correspond in composition to any of the dolerite types represented by sills. 93 0 obj <>stream Dolerite and the synonym diabase are not root names but usually defined as medium grained mafic intrusive rocks. 3d). Mineral composition. Quartz, orthoclase and chlorite may comprise Some geologists … Most common mafic minerals in ultramafic rocks are definitely pyroxenes and olivine (if hornblende is present it is added to pyroxenes). Adobe Acrobat 9.2 Paper Capture Plug-in 00 \ Plag FIG. %PDF-1.6 %���� 0000002683 00000 n Mineral compositions were determined with CAMECA S×100. 0000006679 00000 n 1 0 obj <> endobj 66 0 obj <>stream It is a mafic rock, containing magnesium and iron, often in form of olivine. Introduction . Diabase is a common rock type. Gabbro is greenish and dark. 78 0 obj <> endobj Synonym: A synonym of Dolerite In the United States, an intrusive rock whose main components are labradorite and pyroxene and that is characterized by ophitic texture. 0000006590 00000 n Description of constituent minerals 37 Mineral composition 38 . noun a dark basic intrusive igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar and a pyroxene, such as augite; often emplaced in dykes any dark igneous rock whose composition cannot be determined with … Introduction: The intrusive equivalent of gabbro as it has the same mineral and chemical composition.Dolerite is found in either sills, sheet-like compositions that intrude horizontally, and dykes, which are vertical or inclined features. 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Minor amounts of hornblende, olivine, magnetite, and quartz can be found in some diabase rocks. The researchers wondered about the origins of the dolerite bluestones that Thomas had identified, and took a second look at the mineral composition of the rocks. If there is more sodium in the plagioclase, then the rock type is called diorite. 0000000841 00000 n plagioclase often appear more. Dolerite is a rock of basaltic chemical composition abundant in Ca-rich minerals, which releases Ca and Mg in solution during chemical weathering. Diabase or Dolerite Diabase or dolerite is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro. 2000-07-20T23:26:09+11:00 0000003340 00000 n 0000029943 00000 n 4c). startxref The rocks in the earth’s crust continuously undergo changes in their composition which leads to formation of other rocks. Gabrobro contains more calcium than sodium. dolerite (diabase, microgabbro) A dark-coloured, medium-grained igneous rock which contains plagioclase feldspar of labradorite composition and pyroxene of augite or titanaugite composition as essential minerals, and magnetite, titano-magnetite, or ilmenite as accessory minerals. 0000000926 00000 n Acrobat 4.05 Import Plug-in for Windows The nearly identical Sr-Pb isotopes between plagioclase and bulk rock indicate a minor role of crustal assimilation during magmatic evolution. xref The Amata Dolerite has a medium grey to greenish grey colour on freshly broken surfaces and typically consists of interlocking white plagioclase crystals and dark coloured mafic minerals (Fig. As nouns the difference between basalt and dolerite is that basalt is (mineral) a hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the earth's oceanic crust while dolerite is (geology) a fine-grained basaltic rock. 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Abstract Chemical weathering taking place in a soil formed on till derived solely from dolerite was investigated. 0000005311 00000 n H�|U�j�@��s��;�H���^Cݤ�C{ Diabase, also called Dolerite, fine- to medium-grained, dark gray to black intrusive igneous rock.It is extremely hard and tough and is commonly quarried for crushed stone, under the name of trap. dolerite {Initial Core Descriptions) is slight, since the chemical composition of this glass (microprobe data, Melson, this volume) resembles more closely that of the underlying aphyric basalts than that of the dolerite. 3c). area are either type-1 or type-2 dolerite with type-3 and type-4 dolerite occurring only as small sills of limited lateral extent. Augite in the picritic, olivine-rich, and normal types of dolerite has a nearly constant composition, although slight variations within each group are present. Diabase (dolerite) is a dark-colored igneous rock. Diabase typically has a mineral composition that is dominated by the plagioclase feldspar known as labradorite (approximately 40% to 70% of the rock). Analyses were per- formed with a 15 KV accelerating voltage, 15× 10−10A beam current, 5 μm spot size and 50 s live time for each element. 0000004633 00000 n <<41E226E8319E8D4B90D7AA0969CA8EC0>]>> uuid:6965ee2a-ca18-4027-9cb3-535df64e55ad Mineral composition determinations indicate olivine, which ranges from Fo 62 – 87, is the only mineral that varies significantly. 0000002020 00000 n It can include microgabbro, basalt, andesite, microdiorite and other rock types. Diorite, gabbro, anorthosite — the three root names in this field are separated according to the colour index and the average composition of their plagioclase – anortho… Discussion 44 References 45 . 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