Pyrolite is an igneous rock consisting of about three parts of peridotite and one part of basalt 0
From the chemical and mineralogical composition of the upper mantle of the Earth 0
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock 0
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Decorative Aggregates, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone 0
As Dimension Stone, Cobblestones 0
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture 0
Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry, Source of Chromite, Platinum, Nickel and Garnet, Source of Diamonds 0
Dunite, Wehrlite, Harzburgite, Lherzolite 0
Constitutes upper part of the Earth's mantle, Generally rough to touch, Is one of the oldest rock 0
Archaeological Significance
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Pyrolite is a fine-grained, hard rock which is a type of metasomatite, essentially altered basalt. It forms with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive rocks or on the surface as extrusive rocks. 0
Amphibole, Chromite, Garnet, Magnesium, Olivine, Phlogopite, Plagioclase, Pyroxene 0
Ca, Fe, Mg, Potassium, Silicon Dioxide, Sodium, Titanium Dioxide 0
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism 0
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion 0
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant, Wear Resistant 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey 0
Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Venezuela 0
Deposits in Western Continents
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Deposits in Oceania Continent
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New Zealand, Western Australia 0