Look up: peridotite

1. peridotite
   [n] - a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
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2. peridotite
   hard rock Category: Chemistry
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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 ch...
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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. Perid...
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5. peridotite
   noun a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
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6. 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.
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7. 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]
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8. Peridotite
   A peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock, consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene. Peridotite is ultramafic, 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...
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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.
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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.
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11. peridotite
    peridotite (per"ēdō'tīt) : see olivine.
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12. Peridotite
    Peridotite is an intrusive igneous rock thought to be one of the major components of the Earth's mantle. Peridotite is generally dark coloured and formed from dense, heavy minerals, of which more than 40 percent are olivine.
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13. peridotite
    Rock consisting largely of the mineral olivine; pyroxene and other minerals may also be present. Peridotite is an ultramafic rock containing less than 45% silica by weight. It is believed to be one of the rock types making up the Earth's upper mantle, and is sometimes brought from the depths to the surface by major movements, or as incl...
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