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Definition of Picrites

Picrite
Picrite Pic"rite, n. [From Gr. ? bitter.] (Min.) A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.

Meaning of Picrites from wikipedia

- weight) and Na2O + K2O (up to 3% by weight). They include picrite, komatiite and meimechite. Picrites and komatiites are somewhat similar chemically (defined...
- the player spends a certain amount of funds on Picrites, they will be able to receive additional Picrites for free. Pokémon Picross was first announced...
- The tholeiitic magma series (/ˌθoʊliˈaɪtɪk/) is one of two main magma series in subalkaline igneous rocks, the other being the calc-alkaline series. A...
- Examples of lava compositions (wt%) Component Nephelinite Tholeiitic picrite Tholeiitic basalt Andesite Rhyolite SiO2 39.7 46.4 53.8 60.0 73.2 TiO2 2...
- rocks, with phenocryst species used as a prefix, e.g. "olivine-bearing picrite" or "orthoclase-phyric rhyolite".[citation needed] The IUGS recommends...
- fallback – A volcanic rock with a composition between phonolite and tephrite Picrite – Variety of high-magnesium basalt that is very rich in the mineral olivinePages...
- "Temperatures in ambient mantle and plumes: Constraints from basalts, picrites, and komatiites". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 8 (2): n/a. Bibcode:2007GGG...
- Ma, placing them in the Cretaceous period. Their composition includes picrite pillows at the base, followed by tholeiitic lavas, then hyaloclastites...
- late nineteenth century. Excavated from a barrow in 1881, it includes a picrite battle-axe and bronze pin, dagger and spear-head. Dated to between 2100...
- magmatic sea-floor spreading was accompanied by volcanic eruptions of picrites and basalts in the Paleocene at the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay. Between...