Definition of Peridatite
Per"i*do*tite (?), n. [Cf. F.
péridotite.] (Min.) An eruptive rock
characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually
contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to
serpentine.
&fist; The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a more
or less altered peridotite.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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