doleritic

English

Etymology

From dolerite +‎ -ic.

Adjective

doleritic (comparative more doleritic, superlative most doleritic)

1. Of the nature of dolerite.

   doleritic basanite

   doleritic dike

   • 1863, James Dwight Dana, Manual of Geology:

     doleritic lava

Derived terms

• microdoleritic

 

Translations

of dolerite

• French: doléritique (fr) m or f

References

• “doleritic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.