Picrite is a variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt that is very rich in the mineral olivine 0
From Greek pikros bitter + -ite, 19th century 0
Durable Rock, Hard Rock 0
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock 0
Black, Brown, Colourless, Green, Grey, Pink, White, Yellow 0
Countertops, Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration 0
As Building Stone, As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration, Paving Stone 0
As a Sintering Agent in Steel Industry to process Iron Ore, Cement Manufacture, for Road Aggregate, Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories, Roadstone, Used for flooring, stair treads, borders and window sills. 0
Artifacts, Monuments, Sculpture 0
As a Feed Additive for Livestock, As armour rock for sea walls, Metallurgical Flux, Pottery, Source of Magnesia (MgO) 0
Archaeological Significance
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Picrite 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
Biotite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyrrhotite 0
Al, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Mg, MgO 0
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism 0
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Sea Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion 0
White, Greenish White or Grey 0
Deposits in Eastern Continents
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Deposits in Western Continents
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Deposits in Oceania Continent
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Learn more about Properties of Picrite
What is Picrite? In this section, we will learn more about properties of Picrite i.e. physical and thermal properties. Physical properties of Picrite include Color, Streak, Hardness, Structure, Cleavage, Fracture, Luster, Specific Gravity etc. The strength of Picrite is 189.00 N/mm2. Streak of Picrite is white, greenish white or grey while its cleavage is imperfect. Luster of Picrite is subvitreous to dull and its fracture is uneven. Picrite is opaque in nature. Know all about Picrite, What is Picrite, its composition, features, facts and reserves in next sections.
Know about Composition of Picrite
What is Picrite composed of? Get to know about composition of Picrite here. Picrite definition gives information about the Formation of Picrite and its composition.The composition of Picrite can be further divided into mineral and compound content. The mineral content of Picrite rock includes Biotite, Olivine, Plagioclase, Pyrrhotite and The compound content of Picrite rock includes Al, CaO, Carbon Dioxide, Mg, MgO. Almost all rocks undergo transformation process. Know all about Picrite rock in next section.