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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Peridotite (0.00950 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Peridotite.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: peridotite
peridotite
n : a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of
olivine
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Peridotite
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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