PICRITE


Meaning of PICRITE in English

ˈpiˌkrīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from picr- + -ite

1. : a variety of olivine-diabase without feldspar

2. : a variety of often porphyritic peridotite composed of either augite or hornblende and olivine

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