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peridotite

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An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine.

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Xenoliths of garnet peridotite have been carried up from depths of convert and greater by kimberlite, and garnets from such disaggegated xenoliths are used as a kimberlite indicator minerals in diamond prospecting. Source: Internet

Hence, garnet peridotite must have been formed at great depth in the earth. Source: Internet

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