Usually means: Rich in magnesium and iron.
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  1. mafic: Merriam-Webster
  2. mafic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. mafic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. mafic: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Mafic, mafic: Wordnik
  6. mafic: Wiktionary
  7. mafic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. mafic: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. mafic: Dictionary.com
  10. Mafic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. mafic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. mafic: Encyclopedia

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  1. Mafic: Eric Weisstein's World of Chemistry
  2. Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms (No longer online)
  3. mafic: Dictionary of Geology
  4. mafic: Natural History Terms

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  1. Mafic: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (mafic)

adjective:  (geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.
noun:  A rock with such properties.

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