PERIDOTITE


Meaning of PERIDOTITE in English

[ 'pɛrɪdɒtʌɪt ]

■ noun Geology a dense, coarse-grained plutonic rock containing a large amount of olivine, believed to be the main constituent of the earth's mantle.

Derivatives

peridotitic adjective

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