picrite

American

[pik-rahyt] / ˈpɪk raɪt /

noun

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

picrite British

/ ˈpɪkraɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of picrite

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

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These range from acid to ultrabasic types and include granite, augite-diorite, picrite and serpentine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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