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peridotite


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. Rocks that consist mainly of olivine are called dunites.


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