allivalite

allivalite
\\ˈalə̇vəˌlīt\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Allival Hill, Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, its locality + English -ite
: a plutonic rock composed of anorthite and olivine in approximately equal amounts

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  • allivalite — al·li·va·lite …   English syllables

  • Troctolite — is a rare ultramafic intrusive rock type. It consists essentially of variable amounts of olivine and calcic plagioclase along with variable minor pyroxene. It thus is midway between peridotite and anorthosite.Troctolite is found in some… …   Wikipedia

  • GABBROS — Roches plutoniques dont la composition chimique est voisine de celle des basaltes, les gabbros se trouvent en association avec des formations volcaniques ou subvolcaniques, ainsi qu’en grands massifs stratifiés, surtout connus dans les terrains… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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