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These take the form of layered pyroxenite anddunite; layereddunite, and harzburgite; and layered pyroxenite, peridotite and gabbro.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Olivine anddunite, both found in subducted crust, are materials of this sort.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They consist of lherzolite, harzburgite, wehrlite,dunite, websterite and garnet composed pyroxenite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The definition varies, but it is generally considered as being 1 part tholeiitic basalt and 3 partsdunite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Amphibolite and chert tectonic blocks also occur in thedunitenear the area's southern and western boundaries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Soapstone is formed by the metamorphism of ultramafic protoliths ("e.g."duniteor serpentinite) and the metasomatism of siliceous dolostones.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mountain is mostly made up of soapstone anddunite.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Peridotite anddunite, when fresh, can contain up to 4,000 ppm nickel within olivine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This is the type ofdunitefound in the lowermost parts of ophiolites, alpine peridotite massifs, and xenoliths.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dunitetypically undergoes retrograde metamorphism in near-surface environments and is altered to serpentinite and soapstone.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This magma produced the layered pyroxenitedunitein the ultramafic area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such models incorporate interconnected porosity to facilitate buoyant flow of liquids from lherzolitic or harzburgitic assemblages, such as replaciveduniteformation in migration channels.
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