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peridotite
(encz) | peridotite, n: |
Peridotite
(gcide) | Peridotite \Per"i*do*tite\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]ridotite.] (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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a
more or less altered peridotite.
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peridotite
(wn) | peridotite
n 1: a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally
of olivine |
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Peridotite
(gcide) | Peridotite \Per"i*do*tite\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]ridotite.] (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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a
more or less altered peridotite.
[1913 Webster] |
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