Types of Peridotite
- Dunite: more than 90% olivine, typically with Mg/Fe ratio of about 9:1.
- Wehrlite: mostly composed of olivine plus clinopyroxene.
- Harzburgite: mostly composed of olivine plus orthopyroxene, and relatively low proportions of basaltic ingredients (because garnet and clinopyroxene are minor).
- Lherzolite: mostly composed of olivine, orthopyroxene (commonly enstatite), and clinopyroxene (diopside), and have relatively high proportions of basaltic ingredients (garnet and clinopyroxene). Partial fusion of lherzolite and extraction of the melt fraction can leave a solid residue of harzburgite.
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