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Dunite (/ˈduːnaɪt, ˈdʌnaɪt/), also
known as
olivinite (not to be
confused with the
mineral olivenite), is an
intrusive igneous rock of
ultramafic composition...
- the rock.
Peridotites are
further classified as follows:
Dunite: more than 90%
olivine Dunite is
found as
prominent veins in the
peridotite layer of ophiolites...
- is a rare sulfur-poor
nickel sulfide mineral found in
serpentinitized dunite. It
occurs as
disseminations and m****es of opaque,
metallic light bronze...
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Nooksack River. Twin
Sisters Mountain is
composed of
relatively unaltered dunite, an
ultramafic rock that is
mostly olivine. The Twin
Sisters Range is a...
- The
Spruce Pine
Mining District is a
swath of the
valley of the
North Toe
River in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of
northwestern North Carolina. The area is...
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group of mystics, nudists, artists, writers, and
hermits known as the "
Dunites"
inhabited the Dunes. They
regarded the
Dunes as a
center of
creative energy...
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rhubarb species in the
genus Rheum. It
grows between 1000 and 4000 m on
dunite rocks,
among stones and slopes, and is now
distributed in the temperate...
- ****umed to be a part of the
originating mantle mineralogy.
Xenoliths of
dunite,
peridotite and
spinel lherzolite in
basaltic lava
flows are one example...
- from
settling out of
minerals from a
magma chamber. ****ulate peridotite:
dunite-rich
layers of
minerals that
settled out from a
magma chamber. Tectonized...
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Chattahoochee National Forest. The
mountain consists mostly of
soapstone and
dunite. On a
clear day it is
possible to see the
tallest buildings of Atlanta,...
