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  • noun Plural form of dunite.

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  • The original home of platinum is in basic igneous rocks, such as peridotites, pyroxenites, and dunites, where it has been found in small, scattered crystals intergrown with olivine, pyroxene, and chromite.

    The Economic Aspect of Geology 1915

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