Thesaurus: peridotite
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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- 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.
- n. a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
- An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine. Note: The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a more or less altered peridotite.
- An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite(peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite,etc. It is often altered to serpentine.
- n. a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine