Geology & Rocks

Gabbro

Gabbro is a rock formed in the depths of the Earth's crust and consists of light feldspar and dark pyroxene. It can be black metamorphic, then often as distinct light and dark bands.

Gabbro

Created: March 10, 2022 10:32 AM Tags: Magmatiske

Gabbro is a rock formed in the depths of the Earth’s crust and consists of light feldspar and dark pyroxene. It can be black metamorphic, then often as distinct light and dark bands. The stone is common in the construction industry. The picture shows grey gabbro from Lyngen.

Gabbro from Lyngen. Photo: ZorroIII, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons