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Peridotite
Peridotite meaning
A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
Synonyms of Peridotite
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Both holes intersected serpentinized dunite and peridotite with varying amounts of mineralization predominantly pyrrhotite and pentlandite.
The peridotite section averaged 0.20% nickel.
TXT23-17 was collared in hanging wall mafic intrusive and followed a succession of komatiite and mafic volcanics before intersecting mineralized peridotite at 81 metres.
Hence, garnet peridotite must have been formed at great depth in the earth.
Xenoliths of garnet peridotite have been carried up from depths of convert and greater by kimberlite, and garnets from such disaggegated xenoliths are used as a kimberlite indicator minerals in diamond prospecting.