NameGabbro
TexturePhaneritic (Coarse-grained)
OriginIntrusive/Plutonic
Chemical CompositionMafic
ColorDark Gray
Mineral CompositionCalcium Plagioclase, Pyroxene
MiscellaneousMostly Calcium Plagioclase
Tectonic EnvironmentLower part of continental crust and intruded into batholiths above subduction zones during Archean and Proterozoic Eons

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