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ultrabasic
[ uhl-truh-bey-sik ]
adjective
- (of rocks) containing iron and magnesium, with little or no silica.
ultrabasic
/ ˌʌltrəˈbeɪsɪk /
adjective
- (of such igneous rocks as peridotite) containing less than 45 per cent silica
ultrabasic
/ ŭl′trə-bā′sĭk /
- Containing magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica. Used of igneous rock, and often used interchangeably with ultramafic. Peridotite is an ultrabasic rock.
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Example Sentences
Back then, the No.1 game — and maybe the only game on a device — was the ultrabasic monochrome maze puzzle, Snake.
From New York Times
These range from acid to ultrabasic types and include granite, augite-diorite, picrite and serpentine.
From Project Gutenberg
In the form of isolated grains the mineral is a characteristic constituent of ultrabasic igneous rocks, namely the peridotites and the serpentines which have resulted from their alteration.
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