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dunitic

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du·nite   (dōō'nīt', dŭn'īt')   
n.  A dense igneous rock that consists mainly of olivine and is a source of magnesium.

[After Mount Dun in northern South Island, New Zealand.]
du·nit'ic (dōō-nĭt'īk, də-) adj.
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