peridotite

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

peridotite
    n 1: a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally
         of olivine

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Peridotite \Per"i*do*tite\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]ridotite.] (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.
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   Note: The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a
         more or less altered peridotite.
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