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du·nite
(do͞o′nīt′, dŭn′īt′)n.
A dense igneous rock that consists mainly of olivine and is a source of magnesium.
[After Mount Dun in northern South Island, New Zealand.]
du·nit′ic (do͞o-nĭt′īk, də-) adj.
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dunite
(ˈdʌnaɪt)n
(Geological Science) an ultrabasic igneous rock consisting mainly of olivine
[C19: named after Dun Mountain, a mountain in New Zealand where it is abundant]
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du•nite
(ˈdu naɪt, ˈdʌn aɪt)n.
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
[1865–70; after Mt. Dun in New Zealand]
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