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Definition of Picrite
1. n. A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite, with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.
Definition of Picrite
1. Noun. (minerology) A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Picrite
1. an igneous rock [n -S] : PICRITIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Picrite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Picrite
Literary usage of Picrite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lithological Studies: A Description and Classification of the Rocks of the by Marshman Edward Wadsworth (1884)
"picrite. Austria. picrite, according to Tschermak, when in a fresh or little
changed state, has a dark green color, and varies from a finely crystalline to ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1907)
"Pieces were sent to Dr. JS Flett and the author, and were recognised as augite-picrite.
Probably the rock forms an intrusion in the Carboniferous Limestone, ..."
3. The Ancient Volcanoes of Great Britain by Archibald Geikie (1897)
"On the other hand, towards its base the sill becomes a coarse dolerite round
which the picrite is wrapped, and which encloses a detached portion of that ..."
4. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"A Shropshire picrite. By WW WATTS. MA, FGS In this paper the author described a
variety of picrite which occurs in the Shelve and ..."
5. The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye by Alfred Harker (1904)
"picrite, a dark crystalline rock forming a broad rib in the face of the cliff.
... 45), and shown that the picrite mass is quite independent of the other ..."
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