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Picrite

Pic′rite

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Noun.
[From Gr. [GREEK] bitter.]
(Min.)
A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.

Definition 2024


picrite

picrite

English

Noun

picrite (countable and uncountable, plural picrites)

  1. A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt.

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