Roccia plutonica a grana grossa costituita essenzialmente da plagioclasio calcico, clinopirosseno e ossidi opachi. Il gabbro è una roccia magmatica intrusiva con struttura granulare, formata principalmente da plagioclasio e pirosseni. Il gabbro è il corrispondente intrusivo del basalto, roccia ignea effusiva.
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Gabbro consists essentially of calcium plagioclase, clinopyroxene and opaque oxides. Gabbro is an intrusive magmatic rock with a granular structure, consisting mainly of plagioclase and pyroxenes. Gabbro is the intrusive correspondent of basalt, an effusive igneous rock. Gabbro can be formed as a massive, uniform intrusion via in-situ crystallisation of pyroxene and plagioclase, or as part of a layered intrusion as a cumulate formed by settling of pyroxene and plagioclase. Gabbro may also contain small amounts of olivine, amphibole and biotite. Orbicular varieties of gabbro can be used as ornamental facing stones, paving stones and it is also known as the trade name of black granite. It is also used for kitchen countertops.Nearly all gabbros are found in plutonic bodies, and the term is normally restricted just to plutonic rocks although gabbro may be found as a coarse-grained interior facies of certain thick lavas.