Definition of dolerite
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: any of various coarse basalts
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Origin and Etymology of dolerite
French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite
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First Known Use: 1838
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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