Dunite

Dunite is an igneous, plutonic (intrusive) rock, of ultramafic composition, with phaneritic texture. Mineral assembly is composed typically of > 90% olivine. Dunitic rocks are believed to represent the Earth's mantle. Typically, dunites occur at the base of ophiolite sequences.

See also: igneous rocks, list of rocks

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