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picrite
[ pik-rahyt ]
noun
- a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
picrite
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
- a coarse-grained ultrabasic igneous rock consisting of olivine and augite with small amounts of plagioclase feldspar
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These range from acid to ultrabasic types and include granite, augite-diorite, picrite and serpentine.
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