Meanings
nounperidotite (countable and uncountable, plural peridotites)
plural peridotites
- countableuncountablegeographyA rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
Varieties of peridotite are distinguished by their mineral composition; for example, dunite is a peridotite which is virtually all olivine, and a dense, dark green in colour.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 60
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 橄欖岩 /橄榄岩, 橄欖石 /橄榄石
- 橄欖岩 /橄榄岩 (gǎnlǎnyán)rock
- 橄欖石 /橄榄石 (gǎnlǎnshí)rock
Finnish peridotiitti
- peridotiittirock
French péridotite
- péridotiterock
Japanese カンラン岩, 橄欖岩
- カンラン岩rock
- 橄欖岩 (kanrangan)rock
Spanish peridotita
- peridotitarock
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