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picrite
pi·crite [ pík rt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
coarse-grained igneous rock: a dark-colored igneous rock made up primarily of coarse grains of olivine and other ferromagnesian minerals
[Early 19th century. < Greek pikros "bitter"]
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