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granodiorite
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.4|A sample of granodiorite from the Massif Central, France thumb|upright=1.4|QAPF diagram for classification of plutonic rocks. The composition field for granodiorite is indicated in blue. upright=1.4|thumb|Mineral assemblage of igneous rocks thumb|Photomicrograph of [[thin section of granodiorite from Slovakia (in crossed polarised light)]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, granodiorite is referenced by 693 other articles, and connects out to Sierra Nevada, porphyry and intrusive rock.
Vinony files it under Felsic rocks, Granitic rocks and Intermediate rocks.
Its subject is documented across 47 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|upright=1.4|A sample of granodiorite from the Massif Central, France thumb|upright=1.4|QAPF diagram for classification of plutonic rocks. The composition field for granodiorite is indicated in blue. upright=1.4|thumb|Mineral assemblage of igneous rocks thumb|Photomicrograph of [[thin section of granodiorite from Slovakia (in crossed polarised light)]]
Granodiorite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase feldspar than orthoclase feldspar.
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