diorite

deep igneous rocks made of equal amounts of alkali feldspar and intermediate plagioclase, the most common stained ingredients are amphibole, biotite and pyroxene, and accessory minerals apatite and sfen; volcanic equivalent: tackle.
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diorite

Summary

diorite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,709 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • diorite is made of plagioclase[2].
  • diorite is made of amphibole[3].
  • diorite is made of pyroxene[4].
  • diorite is made of alkali feldspar[5].
  • diorite is made of biotite series[6].
  • diorite is a type of dioritoid[7].
  • diorite's Commons category is recorded as Diorite[8].
  • diorite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diorite[9].
  • diorite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • diorite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • diorite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • diorite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • diorite's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Diorite[14].
  • diorite's P14541 is recorded as 1l1oq[15].

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Definition and Type

diorite is a type of dioritoid[7].

Why It Matters

diorite ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,709 views/month).[1] diorite has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] diorite is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Diorite
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/rockmaterial/Diorite"
  2. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → plagioclase, amphibole, pyroxene +2
    P14541 → 1l1oq
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]]) 2"
  3. 16w ago · ToscaHardy · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → plagioclase, amphibole, pyroxene +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P186]]: [[Q714830]]"
  4. 22w ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → dioritoid
    Topic's main category → Category:Diorite
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 114527"
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