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Diorite

A type of igneous intrusive rocks containing plagioclase, hornblende, biotite or pyroxene minerals

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Downdraft

The downward current of air or other gas in a mine shaft, tunnel, passage or large cavity

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Doré

Precious metals such as gold and silver, cast in bars for transportation, storage

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Dome

A dome-shaped mound formed around a volcanic vent

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Dike

An intrusion of magmatic rock forming between fractures of earlier rock

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Diatreme

A volcanic vent formed by a gaseous magmatic thrust