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Definition of Picrite

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 Picrite from wikipedia

- Picrite basalt or picrobasalt is a variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt that is very rich in the mineral olivine. It is dark with yellow-green olivine...
- 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...
- The tholeiitic magma series (/ˌθoʊliˈaɪtɪk/) is one of two main magma series in subalkaline igneous rocks, the other being the calc-alkaline series. A...
- 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...
- melting, as much as 15% to 30%. High-magnesium magmas, such as komatiite and picrite, may also be the products of a high degree of partial melting of mantle...
- rocks, with phenocryst species used as a prefix, e.g. "olivine-bearing picrite" or "orthoclase-phyric rhyolite".[citation needed] The IUGS recommends...
- of the volcano are greenish in color, due to olivine sand derived from picrite basalt lavas. The Grand Brûlé is formed from solidified lava flows ac****ulated...
- composition is mafic (rich in magnesium and iron), chiefly basalt and picrite basalt (picrobasalt). Other ****ociated volcanic features include a chain...
- produce more decay heat. Lower temperature mantle melts such as basalt and picrite have essentially replaced komatiites as an eruptive lava on the Earth's...
- Ma, placing them in the Cretaceous period. Their composition includes picrite pillows at the base, followed by tholeiitic lavas, then hyaloclastites...