Keywords

ultramafic composition



Keyword Definition

[ultramafic] Said of an igneous rock composed chiefly of mafic minerals, e.g. monomineralic rocks composed of hypersthene, augite, or olivine. Cf: ultrabasic.


Source: AGI Glossary of Geology, 4th edition, 1997


Category: Geological

Geological keywords, such as “granite”, “lake”.  The definitions are generally taken from the AGI Glossary of Geology.  Keywords with a geographic context (e.g. Cape Smith Fold Belt, Selwyn Basin, Grenville Province) are assigned to a separate category.


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