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Dunite

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serpentinized(geology) Partially or completely converted into the secondary mineral serpentine
dacitenoun(geology) An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.
gedritenoun(mineralogy) A form of anthophyllite.
danaitenoun(mineralogy) A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite.
diabasenoun(geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.
dunnitenoun(military, historical) Ammonium picrate, used as an explosive.
aphanitenoun(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
doleritenoun(geology) A type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
granulitenoun(geology) A fine-grained metamorphic rock composed chiefly of feldspar, quartz, and garnets.
olivinite(mineralogy) dunite
chonitenoun(geology) A rock formed from very fine volcanic ash, finer than tuff.
dundasitenoun(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
microdoleritenoun(geology) A form of dolerite that has very small grains
microdioritenoun(petrology) A course-grained igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar; a rock whose composition is intermediate between andesite and diorite.
aeolianitenoun(geology) A rock formed from dune sand, often calcareous.
rudstonenounA calcareous rock consisting of coarse limestones supported by grains larger than two millimetres.
autunitenoun(mineralogy) A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O.
durargidnoun(geology) A type of argid that has a duripan horizon
microgranitenounA type of microcrystalline plutonic rock with the same composition as granite.
granodioritenoun(petrology) An intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase than potassium feldspar.

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