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Gabbro is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Gabbro in a sentence

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Gabbro | Gabbroic | Gabbros

Gabbro meaning

Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.

Synonyms of Gabbro

igneous rock

Related words

Other words often associated with Gabbro or its synonyms:

rock stone

Using Gabbro

  • The main meaning on this page is: Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
  • Useful related words include: igneous rock.
  • In the example corpus, gabbro often appears in combinations such as: of gabbro, term gabbro, gabbro is.

Context around Gabbro

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

term 2× coloured 1× mineralized 1× late 1× wine 1×

Often after:

zone 1× photomicrograph 1× dykes 1× area 1× may 1×

Sentence patterns with Gabbro

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

90 in gabbro 1× content in gabbro is less 1× diorite and gabbro and so 1× gabbro is usually 1× gabbro photomicrograph of 1× light coloured gabbro that is 1× main mineralized gabbro zone 1× minor late gabbro dykes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both holes were 1× due to its 1× etymology the term 1× gabbro is usually 1× gabbro photomicrograph of 1× ocellar orbicular varieties 1×

Common sentence endings:

90 in gabbro 1× are merely gabbroic 1× dressed and polished 1× in funerary rites 1× late gabbro dykes 1× mineralized gabbro zone 1×

Words around Gabbro

Just before it in the word index:

gabbott 3 gabbing 4 gabbie 13 gabbidon 5 gabbi 11 gabbett 5

Just after it in the word index:

gabbroic 3 gabbros 2 gabby 202 gabcik 2 gabe 223 gabeau 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Gabbro

  • In this selection, "gabbro" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, term, coloured, mineralized, zone, photomicrograph and dykes stand out and add context to how "gabbro" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 90 in gabbro and content in gabbro is less. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gabbro" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gabbro

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gabbro Photomicrograph of a thin section of gabbro. (8 words)

Both holes were interrupted only by minor late gabbro dykes. (10 words)

The quartz content in gabbro is less than 5% of total volume. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Ocellar (orbicular) varieties of gabbro can be used as ornamental facing stones, paving stones and it is also known by the trade name of 'black granite', which is a popular type of graveyard headstone used in funerary rites. (38 words)

The quartz-syenites and nordmarkites may be interposed between granite and syenite, the tonalites and adamellites between granite and diorite, the monzoaites between syenite and diorite, norites and hyperites between diorite and gabbro, and so on. (36 words)

These drill holes were completed to further the understanding of the overall mineralization encountered on the Wine Occurrence and to assist in the targeting of future drilling within the Wine Gabbro area. (32 words)

Example sentences (12)

The lower intersection in Wine-22-07 was hosted by the distinct light-coloured gabbro that is associated with the main mineralized gabbro zone.

Gabbro Photomicrograph of a thin section of gabbro.

Both holes were interrupted only by minor late gabbro dykes.

These drill holes were completed to further the understanding of the overall mineralization encountered on the Wine Occurrence and to assist in the targeting of future drilling within the Wine Gabbro area.

Due to its variant nature, the term "gabbro" may be applied loosely to a wide range of intrusive rocks, many of which are merely "gabbroic".

Etymology The term "gabbro" was used in the 1760s to name a set of rock types that were found in the ophiolites of the Apennine Mountains in Italy.

Gabbro is usually equigranular in texture, although it may be porphyritic at times, especially when plagioclase oikocrysts have grown earlier than the groundmass minerals.

Ocellar (orbicular) varieties of gabbro can be used as ornamental facing stones, paving stones and it is also known by the trade name of 'black granite', which is a popular type of graveyard headstone used in funerary rites.

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The calcium rich plagioclase feldspar ( labradorite bytownite ) and pyroxene content vary between 10% - 90% in gabbro.

The quartz content in gabbro is less than 5% of total volume.

The quartz-syenites and nordmarkites may be interposed between granite and syenite, the tonalites and adamellites between granite and diorite, the monzoaites between syenite and diorite, norites and hyperites between diorite and gabbro, and so on.

Work at Merrivale continued until the 1990s, for the last 20 years imported stone such as gabbro from Norway and Italian marble was dressed and polished.

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Common combinations with gabbro

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gabbro" in a sentence?
An example: "The lower intersection in Wine-22-07 was hosted by the distinct light-coloured gabbro that is associated with the main mineralized gabbro zone." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gabbro" from authentic English texts.
What does "gabbro" mean?
Gabbro means: Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
What are synonyms of "gabbro"?
Common synonyms of "gabbro" include: igneous rock.
How many example sentences with "gabbro" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gabbro", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.