a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
Word origin
C19: from grano + diorite
Examples of 'granodiorite' in a sentence
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Three types of representative granodiorite samples were chosen for comparative experiments.
Yanjun Zhang, Shuren Hao, Lin Bai, Ziwang Yu, Jianing Zhang, Jingtao Fang 2018, 'Thermomechanical Behavior of Late Indo-Chinese Granodiorite under High Temperatureand Pressure', Journal of Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6793191. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In the case of granodiorite aggregate, better mechanical parameters of concrete were observed.
Piotr Smarzewski, Danuta Barnat-Hunek 2016, 'Influence of steel-polypropylene fibers on fracture parameters of high performanceconcrete', Biuletyn Wojskowej Akademii Technicznejhttp://biuletynwat.pl/icid/1211106. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
More local cracks were observed under cyclic loadings especially for granodiorite rock specimens.
Rashid Geranmayeh Vaneghi, Behnam Ferdosi, Achola D. Okoth, Barnabas Kuek 2018, 'Strength degradation of sandstone and granodiorite under uniaxial cyclic loading',Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775517301907. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The magmatic protolith age of the granodiorite refers to a previously little knownmagmatic event in the shield.
Léo A. Hartmann, Dunyi Liu, Yenbin Wang, Hans-Joachim Massonne, João O.S. Santos 2008, 'Protolith age of Santa Maria Chico granulites dated on zircons from an associatedamphibolite-facies granodiorite in southernmost Brazil', Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciênciashttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652008000300014. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aggregates which included minerals of similar hardness (granodiorite, dolomile, basall) were more prone to polishing than gabbro and postglacial.
Gardziejczyk W., Wasilewska M. 2016, 'Evaluation of Microtexture Changes of Coarse Aggregate during Simulated Polishing',Archives of Civil Engineeringhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ace.2016.62.issue-2/ace-2015-0062/ace-2015-0062.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The data are used to determine the petrogenetic history and metallogenic significance of the hosting granodiorite.
Zhang Aiping, Yangsong Du, Yi Cao, Zhenshan Pang, Gan Luo, Kangkang Xu 2015, 'Petrology and mineralogy of the Fenghuanshan granodiorite, Anhui Province, China:implications for petrogenesis and metallogenesis implication', Earth Sciences Research Journalhttps://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/45202. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The granodiorite specimens showed more strength degradation compared to the sandstone specimens when subjected to cyclic loading.
Rashid Geranmayeh Vaneghi, Behnam Ferdosi, Achola D. Okoth, Barnabas Kuek 2018, 'Strength degradation of sandstone and granodiorite under uniaxial cyclic loading',Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775517301907. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The third analysis uses the granodiorite data to investigate the important matter of developing characteristic strength criteria.
Nezam Bozorgzadeh, John P. Harrison 2019, 'Reliability-based design in rock engineering: Application of Bayesian regression methodsto rock strength data', Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineeringhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775518304153. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)