picrite

noun

pic·​rite

ˈpiˌkrīt

plural -s

1

: a variety of olivine-diabase without feldspar

2

: a variety of often porphyritic peridotite composed of either augite or hornblende and olivine

Word History

Etymology

French, from picr- + -ite

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