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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
  3. 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.
  4. An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite(peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite,etc. It is often altered to serpentine.
  5. n. a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine