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ultrabasic
ul·tra·ba·sic U0010050 (ŭl′trə-bā′sĭk)adj. Containing magnesium and iron and only a very small amount of silica. Used of igneous rock.ultrabasic (ˌʌltrəˈbeɪsɪk) adj (Geological Science) (of such igneous rocks as peridotite) containing less than 45 per cent silicaul•tra•ba•sic (ˌʌl trəˈbeɪ sɪk) adj. (of rocks) containing iron and magnesium, with little or no silica. [1890–95] ultrabasic
ultrabasic[¦əl·trə′bā·sik] (petrology) Of igneous rock, having a low silica content, as opposed to the higher silica contents of acidic, basic, and intermediate rocks. |