Welcome to Anagrammer Crossword Genius! Keep reading below to see if dunite is an answer to any crossword puzzle or word game (Scrabble, Words With Friends etc). Scroll down to see all the info we have compiled on dunite.
dunite
Searching in Crosswords ...
The answer DUNITE has 0 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
Searching in Word Games ...
The word DUNITE is VALID in some board games. Check DUNITE in word games in Scrabble, Words With Friends, see scores, anagrams etc.
Searching in Dictionaries ...
Definitions of dunite in various dictionaries:
A dense igneous rock that consists mainly of olivine and is a source of magnesium.
adj - an igneous rock [n -S] : DUNITIC
DUNITE - Dunite ( or ) (also known as olivinite, not to be confused with the mineral olivenite) is an igneous, plutonic rock, of ultramafic composition, with...
Word Research / Anagrams and more ...
Keep reading for additional results and analysis below.
Possible Dictionary Clues |
---|
A dense igneous rock that consists mainly of olivine and is a source of magnesium. |
A green to brownish coarse-grained igneous rock consisting largely of olivine. |
Dunite description |
---|
Dunite ( or ) (also known as olivinite, not to be confused with the mineral olivenite) is an igneous, plutonic rock, of ultramafic composition, with coarse-grained or phaneritic texture. The mineral assemblage is greater than 90% olivine, with minor amounts of other minerals such as pyroxene, chromite, magnetite, and pyrope. Dunite is the olivine-rich end-member of the peridotite group of mantle-derived rocks. Dunite and other peridotite rocks are considered the major constituents of the Earth's mantle above a depth of about 400 kilometers. Dunite is rarely found within continental rocks, but where it is found, it typically occurs at the base of ophiolite sequences where slabs of mantle rock from a subduction zone have been thrust onto continental crust by obduction during continental or island arc collisions (orogeny). It is also found in alpine peridotite massifs that represent slivers of sub-continental mantle exposed during collisional orogeny. Dunite typically undergoes retrograd |