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Look up: Peridotite

  1. peridotite
    [n] - a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. peridotite
    hard rock Category: Chemistry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Peridotite
    Per'i·do·tite noun [ Confer French péridotite .] (Min.) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine. » The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a more or less altered peridotite.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/55

  4. peridotite
    <chemical> An eruptive rock characterised by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine. ... The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a more or less altered peridotite. ... Origin: Cf. F. Peridotite. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 199 ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. peridotite
    noun a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Peridotite
    `Peridotite` is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock, consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene. Peridotite is ultramafic and ultrabasic, as the rock contains less than 45% silica. It is high in magnesium, reflecting the high proportions of magnesium-rich olivine, with appreciable iron. Peridotite is derived from the Earth's mantle, either as solid blocks and fragments, or as crystals accumulated from magmas that formed in the mantle...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridotite

  7. Peridotite
    • (n.) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. peridotite
    a coarse-grained, dark-coloured, heavy, intrusive igneous rock that contains at least 10 percent olivine, other iron- and magnesia-rich minerals ... [5 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/44

  9. Peridotite
    Coarse grained ultramafic igneous rock composed mainly of olivine and pyroxene. The mantle is though to be composed primarily of this rock type.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  10. peridotite
    A dark, course-grained igneous rock composed mainly of olivine with some pyroxene and hornblende but little feldspar; it alters to serpentine. Some varieties of peridotite bear chromium ore, platinum, or diamonds.
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  11. peridotite
    peridotite (per"ēdō'tīt) : see olivine.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09173


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