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Noun: peridotite  pu'ri-du,tIt
  1. A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
    "Peridotite is the dominant rock in the Earth's upper mantle"

Derived forms: peridotites

Type of: igneous rock

Encyclopedia: Peridotite