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dunite
Peridotite in which the mafic mineral is almost entirely olivine, with accessory chromite almost always present. Named by Hochstetter in 1864 from Dun Mountain, New Zealand.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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