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Dunite (/ˈduːnaɪt, ˈdʌnaɪt/), also known as olivinite (not to be confused with the mineral olivenite), is an intrusive igneous rock of ultramafic composition

the rock. Peridotites are further classified as follows: Dunite: more than 90% olivine Dunite is found as prominent veins in the peridotite layer of ophiolites

Nooksack River. Twin Sisters Mountain is composed of relatively unaltered dunite, an ultramafic rock that is mostly olivine. The Twin Sisters Range is a

Basanite Igneous rock Volcanic bomb of black basanite enclosing a xenolith of green dunite from Réunion

group of mystics, nudists, artists, writers, and hermits known as the "Dunites" inhabited the Dunes. They regarded the Dunes as a center of creative energy

is a rare sulfur-poor nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinitized dunite. It occurs as disseminations and masses of opaque, metallic light bronze

from settling out of minerals from a magma chamber. Cumulate peridotite: dunite-rich layers of minerals that settled out from a magma chamber. Tectonized

The Spruce Pine Mining District is a swath of the valley of the North Toe River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. The area is

Chattahoochee National Forest. The mountain consists mostly of soapstone and dunite. On a clear day it is possible to see the tallest buildings of Atlanta,

rhubarb species in the genus Rheum. It grows between 1000 and 4000 m on dunite rocks, among stones and slopes, and is now distributed in the temperate