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granodiorite

A group of coarse-grained plutonic rocks intermediate in composition between quartz diorite and quartz monzonite (U.S. usage), containing quartz, plagioclase (oligoclase or andesine), and potassium feldspar, with biotite, hornblende, or, more rarely, pyroxene, as the mafic components; also, any member of that group; the approximate intrusive equivalent of rhyodacite. The ratio of plagioclase to total feldspar is at least 2:1 but less than 9:10. With less alkali feldspar it grades into quartz diorite, and with more alkali feldspar, into granite or quartz monzonite.

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