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Peridotite

earth science Maturity 7-9

This rock is green.

Olivine-Dunit.jpg
Olivine-Dunit.jpg
It comes from deep inside the Earth. It is very heavy. It can even hold diamonds. We find it far below our feet. Do you want to see it?

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File:Peridotite Olivine-Orthopyroxene-Clinopyroxene - Common Peridotites highlighted.png
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File:Olivine-Dunit.jpg
Olivine-Dunit.jpg
File:Iddingsite.JPG
Iddingsite.JPG
File:Serpentinized and carbonated peridotite.jpg
Serpentinized and carbonated peridotite.jpg
File:Dunite0001.jpg
Dunite0001.jpg
File:Peridotite mantle xenoliths in phonotephrite (Peridot Mesa Flow, Middle Pleistocene, 580 ka; Peridot Mesa, San Carlos Volcanic Field, Arizona, USA) 30.jpg
Peridotite mantle xenoliths in...
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