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Gabbro
last edited: 11/26/07    number of photos: 12
Gabbro is a coarse-grained (phaneritic), dark-colored
plutonic igneous rock.  Its composition is the same as
basalt.


photos
gabbro with labradorite:  1  2 

olivine gabbro:  1  2
hypersthene gabbro:  1  2
hornblende gabbro:  1  2

alkaline gabbro (essexite):  1  2
syneogabbro:  1  2

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