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Definition of metadiorite

i. A contraction of metamorphic diorite that was proposed for certain metamorphic rocks that resemble diorite, but which may have been the result of the metamorphism of sedimentary rocks.

Compare with: metadiabase

Ref: Fay

ii. Metamorphosed gabbro, diabase, or diorite.

Ref: AGI

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