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Picritic-rock

A rock classification type
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Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06399520017271952584325.jpg
Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06367310017271952596267.jpg
Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
02932410017271952607259.jpg
Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
06399520017271952584325.jpg
Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Komatiite

Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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About Picritic-rockHide

Fine grained ultramafic or basaltic rocks with <53% SiO2, (Na2O+K2O)18%.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48567
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48567:8

Classification of Picritic-rockHide

Sub-divisions of Picritic-rockHide

Mineralogy of Picritic-rockHide

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
OlivineM2SiO4
PyroxeneADSi2O6

Internet Links for Picritic-rockHide

References for Picritic-rockHide

Reference List:
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