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peridotite

peridotite (per"ēdō'tīt) [key]: see olivine.

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Deformation partitioning during transpressional emplacement of a 'mantle extrusion wedge': the Ronda peridotites, western Betic Cordillera, Spain (Journal of the Geological Society)

Effects of melt percolation on platinum group elements and Re-Os systematics of peridotites from the Tan-Lu fault zone, eastern North China Craton (Journal of the Geological Society)

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Melting temperature and partial melt chemistry of H2O-saturated mantle peridotite to 11 gigapascals. (Science)

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