Peridotite
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Igneous rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Black, Green
- Lustre
- Dull
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Peridotite is the main rock of Earth's upper mantle and reaches the surface only in a few places.
- When peridotite weathers, it can bind carbon dioxide into carbonate minerals, a process studied for fighting climate change.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q239918 · All stones · All entries