Peridotite (US: /ˈpɛrɪdoʊˌtaɪt, pəˈrɪdə-/ PERR-ih-doh-tyte, pə-RID-ə-) is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of the silicate minerals... 32 KB (3,793 words) - 16:02, 4 April 2024 |
Ronda peridotite is a 300-square-kilometre (120 sq mi) peridotite body in Betic Cordillera, southern Spain. List of ophiolites: Mediterranean and Peri-Arabic... 1 KB (104 words) - 11:46, 30 September 2022 |
which they crystallized. The ultramafic intrusives include the dunites, peridotites and pyroxenites. Other rare varieties include troctolite which has a... 9 KB (1,059 words) - 21:34, 3 January 2024 |
be a part of the originating mantle mineralogy. Xenoliths of dunite, peridotite and spinel lherzolite in basaltic lava flows are one example. Kimberlites... 7 KB (771 words) - 11:39, 28 October 2023 |
and norites, from which they differ by the absence of feldspar, and to peridotites, which are distinguished from them by containing more than 40% olivine... 6 KB (749 words) - 19:20, 18 January 2024 |
wikidata descriptions as a fallback – An ultramafic rock, essentially a peridotite Monzogranite – Biotite granite rocks that are considered to be the final... 14 KB (2,211 words) - 23:33, 16 April 2024 |
angle is 58° to 63°. Diopside is found in ultramafic (kimberlite and peridotite) igneous rocks, and diopside-rich augite is common in mafic rocks, such... 10 KB (1,043 words) - 00:44, 20 April 2024 |
spinels and garnets. Plagioclase can occur in lherzolites and other peridotites that crystallize at relatively shallow depths (20 – 30 km). At greater... 3 KB (314 words) - 19:23, 18 January 2024 |
derived from a variably depleted peridotite source which has been variably metasomatised in LREE. Areas of fertile peridotite would yield tholeiites, and refractory... 9 KB (941 words) - 22:15, 10 March 2023 |
Dunite is the olivine-rich endmember of the peridotite group of mantle-derived rocks. Dunite and other peridotite rocks are considered the major constituents... 6 KB (717 words) - 01:30, 26 July 2023 |
from high degrees of partial melt. Peridotite is strongly influenced by the inclusion of moisture. Craton peridotite moisture content is unusually low... 23 KB (2,570 words) - 19:52, 12 April 2024 |
Peridotite xenoliths (green) in phonotephrite from Peridot Mesa, Arizona... 3 KB (295 words) - 18:10, 27 July 2023 |
and Santa Monica to Esperanza. The assemblage consists of amphibolite, peridotite, gabbro, and pillow basalt. Overlying the ophiolite is the Late Miocene... 16 KB (1,601 words) - 02:02, 31 March 2024 |
003. Mével, Catherine (September 2003). "Serpentinization of abyssal peridotites at mid-ocean ridges". Comptes Rendus Geoscience. 335 (10–11): 825–852... 25 KB (2,572 words) - 12:29, 15 April 2024 |
harzburgite and lherzolite, two type of peridotite. The most dominant rock type in the upper mantle, peridotite is an igneous rock consisting mostly of... 139 KB (14,961 words) - 20:59, 26 March 2024 |
ridge axis, the peridotite in the underlying mantle lithosphere cools and becomes more rigid. The crust and the relatively rigid peridotite below it make... 36 KB (4,662 words) - 15:55, 23 April 2024 |
Earth's mantle, including the transition zone, consists primarily of peridotite, an ultramafic igneous rock. The mantle was divided into the upper mantle... 5 KB (615 words) - 18:13, 27 April 2024 |