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dunite

Terms vs Dunite - What's the difference?

terms | dunite |


As nouns the difference between terms and dunite

is that terms is while dunite is (mineral) a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

Peridotite vs Dunite - What's the difference?

peridotite | dunite |


As nouns the difference between peridotite and dunite

is that peridotite is a rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle while dunite is a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

Dunite vs Dugite - What's the difference?

dunite | dugite |


As nouns the difference between dunite and dugite

is that dunite is (mineral) a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture while dugite is pseudonaja affinis , a highly venomous snake of southwest australia.

Dunite vs Munite - What's the difference?

dunite | munite |


As a noun dunite

is a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

As a verb munite is

to fortify, strengthen.

Dinite vs Dunite - What's the difference?

dinite | dunite |


In mineral terms the difference between dinite and dunite

is that dinite is an orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing carbon and hydrogen while dunite is a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

Gunite vs Dunite - What's the difference?

gunite | dunite |


As nouns the difference between gunite and dunite

is that gunite is a form of shotcrete in which a dry cementitious mixture is blown through a hose to the nozzle, with water injected only at the point of application while dunite is (mineral) a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

Unite vs Dunite - What's the difference?

unite | dunite |


As a verb unite

is to come or bring together as one.

As a noun dunite is

a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

Dunite vs Pyrolite - What's the difference?

dunite | pyrolite |


As nouns the difference between dunite and pyrolite

is that dunite is (mineral) a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture while pyrolite is a theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.

Dunite vs Heazlewoodite - What's the difference?

dunite | heazlewoodite |


In mineral terms the difference between dunite and heazlewoodite

is that dunite is a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture while heazlewoodite is a rare nickel sulfide mineral found in serpentinized dunite.

Phaneritic vs Dunite - What's the difference?

phaneritic | dunite |


As an adjective phaneritic

is (geology|mineralogy) of an igneous rock, having mineral grains large enough to see with the unaided eye.

As a noun dunite is

(mineral) a type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.

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