HyperDic: peridotite

English > 1 sense of the word peridotite:
NOUNsubstanceperidotitea dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
English > peridotite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine.
NarrowerkimberliteA rare type of peridotite that sometimes contains diamonds
Broaderigneous rockrock formed by the solidification of molten magma
Spanishperidotita
Catalanperidotita

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