picrite

[ pik-rahyt ]

noun
  1. a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.

Origin of picrite

1
1805–15; <Greek pikr(ós) bitter + -ite1

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picrite

/ (ˈpɪkraɪt) /


noun
  1. a coarse-grained ultrabasic igneous rock consisting of olivine and augite with small amounts of plagioclase feldspar

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