picrite

[ pik-rahyt ]
/ ˈpɪk raɪt /

noun

a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.

Origin of picrite

1805–15; < Greek pikr(ós) bitter + -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for picrite

picrite
/ (ˈpɪkraɪt) /

noun

a coarse-grained ultrabasic igneous rock consisting of olivine and augite with small amounts of plagioclase feldspar