Associations to the word «Peridotite»

Wiktionary

PERIDOTITE, noun. (geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.

Dictionary definition

PERIDOTITE, noun. A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis