adjective
- of, relating to, or composed of granodiorite, an igneous rock intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
Usage: geology; technical
Examples
- The granodioritic intrusion cut through the surrounding metamorphic rocks.
- Geologists identified the mountain's core as granodioritic in composition.
- The granodioritic batholith formed during the Cretaceous period.
- Samples of the granodioritic bedrock were collected for mineral analysis.
- The region's granodioritic plutons are rich in feldspar and quartz.