Granodiorites
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A plutonic igneous rock, formed by an intrusion of silica-rich magma, which cools in batholiths or stocks below the Earth's surface. It is usually only exposed at the surface after uplift and erosion have occurred. The volcanic equivalent of granodiorite is dacite.
- — Solar Energy Development PEIS Glossary retrieved 2014-06-15