Recent Examples on the WebOne quarry, an outcrop called Carn Goedog, seems to have supplied most of the bluish-gray, white-speckled dolerite at Stonehenge. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022 The singular characteristic of these bays was Great Whin Sill, a band of igneous dolerite — a dusky, crystalline rock — that erupted from the sea in stratified cliffs and headlands. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021
Word History
Etymology
French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite