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/ul'treuh maf"ik/, adj. Geol.ultrabasic.[1940-45; ULTRA- + MAFIC]
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Ultramafic rock — Ultramafic (also referred to as ultrabasic) rocks are igneous and meta igneous rocks with very low silica content (less than 45%), generally >18% MgO, high FeO, low potassium, and are composed of usually greater than 90% mafic minerals (dark… … Wikipedia
Ultramafic to mafic layered intrusions — are found in typically ancient cratons and are rare but worldwide in distribution. The intrusive complexes exhibit evidence of fractional crystallization and crystal segregation by settling or floating of minerals from a melt. Ideally the… … Wikipedia
ultramafic — adjective Date: 1933 ultrabasic … New Collegiate Dictionary
ultramafic — adjective Describing igneous rocks that contain magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica, such as are found in the Earth’s mantle. Syn: ultrabasic … Wiktionary
ultramafic — adj. with high ferro magnesium content; extremely basic and low in silica and rich in iron and magnesium minerals … English contemporary dictionary
ultramafic — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY Igneous rocks made mostly of the mafic minerals hypersthene, augite, and/or olivine … Glossary of volcanic terms
ultramafic — [ˌʌltrə mafɪk] adjective Geology relating to or denoting igneous rocks composed chiefly of mafic minerals … English new terms dictionary
ultramafic — ul·tra·mafic … English syllables
ultramafic — |əltrə+ adjective Etymology: ultra + mafic : ultrabasic … Useful english dictionary
ultramafic rock — /ʌltrəˌmæfɪk ˈrɒk/ (say ultruh.mafik rok) noun → ultrabasic rock …
