pyroxenite

[pahy-rok-suh-nahyt, puh-] /paɪˈrɒk səˌnaɪt, pə-/

Word Origin

noun, Petrology.

any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.

Origin of pyroxenite

1860-1865

First recorded in 1860-65; pyroxene + -ite¹

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Chromite is a common minor constituent of basic igneous rocks of the peridotite and pyroxenite type.

The Economic Aspect of Geology C. K. Leith

British Dictionary definitions for pyroxenite

pyroxenite

/paɪˈrɒksɪˌnaɪt/

noun

a very dark coarse-grained ultrabasic rock consisting entirely of pyroxene minerals

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