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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
peridotite /ˈpɛrɪdɒtʌɪt/

▶noun Geology a dense, coarse-grained plutonic rock containing a large amount of olivine, believed to be the main constituent of the earth's mantle.

– derivatives
peridotitic adjective.

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