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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERIDOTITE

From French, from peridot.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERIDOTITE

peridotite  [ˌpɛrɪˈdəʊtaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERIDOTITE

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Peridotite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PERIDOTITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peridotite

Peridotite

A peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock, consisting mostly of the minerals olivine and pyroxene. Peridotite is ultramafic, as the rock contains less than 45% silica. It is high in magnesium, reflecting the high proportions of magnesium-rich olivine, with appreciable iron. Peridotite is derived from the Earth's mantle, either as solid blocks and fragments, or as crystals accumulated from magmas that formed in the mantle. The compositions of peridotites from these layered igneous complexes vary widely, reflecting the relative proportions of pyroxenes, chromite, plagioclase, and amphibole. Peridotite is the dominant rock of the upper part of the Earth's mantle. The compositions of peridotite nodules found in certain basalts and diamond pipes are of special interest, because they provide samples of the Earth's mantle brought up from depths from about 30 km or so to depths at least as great as 200 km.

Definition of peridotite in the English dictionary

The definition of peridotite in the dictionary is a dark coarse-grained ultrabasic plutonic igneous rock consisting principally of olivine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERIDOTITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
apatite
ˈæpəˌtaɪt
appetite
ˈæpɪˌtaɪt
hematite
ˈhɛmətaɪt
hepatite
ˈhɛpəˌtaɪt
Hittite
ˈhɪtaɪt
magnetite
ˈmæɡnɪˌtaɪt
partite
ˈpɑːtaɪt
skintight
ˈskɪnˈtaɪt
smectite
ˈsmɛktaɪt
stalactite
ˈstæləkˌtaɪt
steatite
ˈstɪəˌtaɪt
supertight
ˌsuːpərˈtaɪt
tektite
ˈtɛktaɪt
tight
taɪt
tite
taɪt
transvestite
trænzˈvɛstaɪt
tripartite
traɪˈpɑːtaɪt
uptight
ʌpˈtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERIDOTITE

periderm
peridermal
peridermic
peridesmium
peridia
peridial
peridinian
peridinium
peridium
peridot
peridotic
peridotitic
peridrome
periegesis
perigastric
perigastritis
perigeal
perigean
perigee
perigenesis

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERIDOTITE

biotite
bipartite
carbonatite
carnotite
cementite
convertite
enstatite
fluorapatite
haematite
hydroxyapatite
hydroxylapatite
multipartite
pegmatite
petite
picotite
pyrrhotite
quadripartite
ratite
smaltite
spessartite

Synonyms and antonyms of peridotite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peridotite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERIDOTITE

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The translations of peridotite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peridotite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

橄榄岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peridotita
570 millions of speakers

English

peridotite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peridotite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البريدوتيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перидотитовый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peridotito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

peridotite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

péridotite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peridotit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peridotit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かんらん岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감람암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peridotit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peridotit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peridotite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेरीडोटाईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peridotit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peridotite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

perydotyt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перідотітового
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peridotit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

peridotite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

peridotite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

peridotit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peridotitt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peridotite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIDOTITE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERIDOTITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peridotite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERIDOTITE»

Discover the use of peridotite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peridotite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Peridotite of Elliott County, Kentucky
THE PERIDOTITE OF ELLIOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY.1 (Specimens collected by J. S. Ciller and analyzed by T. M. Chatard.) A. Peridotite. B. Olivine from peridotite . 0. Pyrope from peridotite. D. Ilmenite from peridotite. E. Syenite inclusion.
Joseph Silas Diller, 1887
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A Determination of the Viscosity of Partially Molten ...
In this dissertation, I report on experiments to measure the viscosity of partially molten mantle rocks and experiments to measure the effect of mantle rock grain boundary chemistry on the diffusional transport of cations.
Theodor Joseph Scott, 2006
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Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes
more buoyant during decompression melting; progressive melt- extraction transforms it from denser peridotite to less-dense harzburgite (Boyd and McCallister, 1976; Oxburgh and Par- mentier, 1977; Jordan, 1979). There are two processes ...
Gillian R. Foulger, Donna M. Jurdy, 2007
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Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms
The numbers inside the disks show the increasing time. The dark blue dashed line represents the wet peridotite solidus from Wyllie (1979). The green dashed line represents the wet peridotite solidus from Mysen and Boettcher (1975) ( limited ...
Gillian R. Foulger, 2005
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Generation of Basaltic Magma
MELTING RELATIONSHIP OF BASALT TO GARNET PERIDOTITE If basalt is indeed the partial melting product of garnet peridotite, then the liquidus of basalt, after conversion to eclogite, should be close to the solidus of the parental material.
Hatten Schuyler Yoder, 1976
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Ophiolites in Earth History
Interstitial pyroxenes do not show exsolution of the complementary pyroxene, are virtually undeformed and show concave contacts to the host peridotite minerals ( Fig. 5e and f). In other samples olivine, clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene form ...
Yildirim Dilek, Paul T. Robinson, 2003
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8th International Kimberlite Conference: The J. Barry ...
and 0.15 km/s (<3 rel.%) between the Reuss velocities and the Hill velocities for peridotite and eclogite (Supplementary Electronic Table 4). Fig. 3 also illustrates seismic wave velocities in various peridotite types with averaged mineralogy.
R. H. Mitchell, 2004
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Introduction to Planetary Science: The Geological Perspective
Limited experimental data indicate that the melting temperature of dry peridotite rises with increasing pressure from about 1090 Catthe surface of the Earth ( pressure = 0001 kilobars) to 1340C at a depth of 100km (pressure = 34 kilobars).
Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensing, 2007
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Origin of Igneous Rocks: The Isotopic Evidence
The peridotite layers (solid circles) formed from uncontaminated, dense, picrite magma injected along the bottom of a magma chamber filled with a contaminated , evolved, basaltic magma which formed the gabbro at the top of this layer (open  ...
Gunter Faure, 2001
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Physical Geology: Exploring the Earth
Figure 4.17 Peridotite This specimen of the ultramafic rock peridotite is made up mostly of olivine. Notice in Figure 4.16 that peridotite is the only phaneritic rock that does not have an aphanitic counterpart. Peridotite is rare at Earth's surface but ...
James Monroe, Reed Wicander, Richard Hazlett, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERIDOTITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peridotite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hiking The Headwaters: Where The Sacramento Starts
This whole massif, all of Mount Eddy and the sprawling ridge of which the mountain is the high point, is peridotite, a rock that tectonic forces ... «KCET, Jul 15»
2
North American Nickel gains strong foothold in Greenland nickel camp
... of Minelco specifically to transport olivine – an olive-green, grey-green, or brown mineral occurring widely in basalt, peridotite and other basic ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jun 15»
3
The Living Landscape: Geology of Lake County
According to the California Geologic Survey publications, serpentine can be metamorphic as well as igneous, containing peridotite straight from ... «Lake County News, May 15»
4
Electra Stone Ltd. (ELT) Enters Into Option Agreement on Polar …
These rocks consist of peridotite, dunite and pyroxenite which are generally serpentinized. The rocks locally include pods of nephrite jade. «MarketWatch, May 15»
5
Angelys Balek Fall/Winter 2015 Collection
Avant-garde staples, both subtle and bold, are available in a variety of prints and colorways ranging from Red Lava to Peridotite. «Examiner.com, Apr 15»
6
White Cliff Minerals finds massive nickel sulphide targets
The intrusion on that contact consists of Peridotite, which contains 0.3% background nickel. In addition, there is a very strong nickel anomaly at ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Apr 15»
7
In a melting Iceland, drilling deep to stem climate change
... also working on a separate project to harness similar chemical reactions in a different kind of rock, peridotite, in the Mideast nation of Oman. «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
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Ithaca is Rocks
Our kimberlites are largely composed of the mineral olivine and a type of mica (forming a rock called mica peridotite). They weather to form ... «ithaca.com, Apr 15»
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No snow makes Marble Mountains accessible early
Over millions of years of geological history, the limestone and peridotite have been subject to heat and pressure resulting in metamorphic ... «Mail Tribune, Mar 15»
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Africa's first nano computer tomography scanner opens the way for …
Peridotite is a dense, coarse-grained igneous rock comprising olivine and pyroxene minerals and eclogite is a metamorphic rock comprising ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Feb 15»

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