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dunite

Yellowish green to green igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine. Chromite and magnetite also occur in dunite, as do spinel, ilmenite, pyrrhotite, and platinum in some cases. Dunites may be a source of chromium. Places of occurrence include Dun Mtn., New Zealand (the source of its name), South Africa, and Sweden.

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Nevada Star Resource Corp.: Large New Target Defined at Dunite Hill Man Nickel-Copper-PGE Project, Alaska.
Dec 12, 2002; VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Dec 12, 2002 (CCNMatthews via COMTEX) Nevada Star Resource Corp. (the Company ) is pleased to report...
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Dunite Hill Geophysics Underway MAN Nickel-Copper-PGE Property, Alaska.
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Jan 01, 1999; dunite Coarse-grained, igneous rock, consisting mainly of olivine . It was first described from the Dun Mountain Range, New...
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Petrology of the Dark Ridge Dunite, North Carolina.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; The ultramafic bodies of the Appalachian mountain range have been of interest to geologists for years. Studies of these bodies...
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Metabolism of Dark Ridge Dunite, North Carolina. (South Carolina Academy of Sciences Abstracts).(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2003; Small ultramafic bodies occur along the entire length of the Appalachian Mountains. These bodies have been of interest to...
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