Troctolitic vs Troctolite - What's the difference?
troctolitic | troctolite | Derived terms |
(geology) A rare type of ultramafic intrusive rock, consisting primarily of olivine and calcic plagioclase
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Troctolitic is a derived term of troctolite.
As an adjective troctolitic
is of or relating to troctolite.As a noun troctolite is
(geology) a rare type of ultramafic intrusive rock, consisting primarily of olivine and calcic plagioclase.troctolite
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