Meaning Of The Word Monzonite

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monzonite in American English
a dark-colored, intrusive igneous rock containing orthoclase and plagioclase in nearly equal quantities, a small amount of quartz, and some biotite
noun: any of a group of granular igneous rocks having approximately equal amounts of orthoclase and plagioclase feldspar, intermediate in composition between syenite and diorite

monzonite in British English
noun: a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting of equal amounts of plagioclase and orthoclase feldspar, with ferromagnesian minerals

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