Peridotite (Crossword clue)
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This page shows answers to the clue Peridotite, followed by ten definitions like “An intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of olivine”, “Rock consisting largely of the mineral olivine” and “A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine”.KIMBERLITE |
Definitions of “Peridotite”
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• An intrusive igneous rock consisting mainly of olivine
• Rock consisting largely of the mineral olivine
• A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
• A coarse-grained mafic igneous rock composed mainly of olivine and pyroxene
• An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot)
• Coarse grained ultramafic igneous rock composed mainly of olivine and pyroxene
• A dark-colored, coarse-grained igneous rock that is made up mainly of olivine and pyroxene
• Peridotite is an intrusive igneous rock thought to be one of the major components of the Earth's mantle
• A dense, ultramafic and ultrabasic, coarse-grained igneous rock, consisting mostly of magnesium-rich olivine
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