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olivine grains, is
common in
peridotites because of the
deformation ****ociated with
their tectonic mode of emplacement.
Peridotites have two
primary modes of...
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Ronda peridotite is a 300-square-kilometre (120 sq mi)
peridotite body in
Betic Cordillera,
southern Spain. List of ophiolites:
Mediterranean and Peri-Arabic...
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which they crystallized. The
ultramafic intrusives include the dunites,
peridotites and pyroxenites.
Other rare
varieties include troctolite which has a...
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primarily of
basalt and gabbro. Both
continental and
oceanic crust rest on
peridotite of the mantle.[citation needed]
Rocks may melt in
response to a decrease...
- higher-weight
calcium and iron.
Peridotites are
important for
understanding the deep
composition and
origin of
cratons because peridotite nodules are
pieces of...
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Awaruite occurs in
river placer deposits derived from
serpentinized peridotites and ophiolites. It also
occurs as a rare
component of meteorites. It...
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through young oceanic crust causes serpentinization,
alteration of the
peridotites and
alteration of
minerals in the
gabbros and
basalts to
lower temperature...
- 128-129. Mével,
Catherine (September 2003). "Serpentinization of
abyssal peridotites at mid-ocean ridges".
Comptes Rendus Geoscience. 335 (10–11): 825–852...
- Lahaye, Y.; Durali, S.; Weyer, S. (2004). "Lithium
isotopic signatures of
peridotite xenoliths and
isotopic fractionation at high
temperature between olivine...
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harzburgite and lherzolite, two type of
peridotite. The most
dominant rock type in the
upper mantle,
peridotite is an
igneous rock
consisting mostly of...
