pyroxenite

[ pahy-rok-suh-nahyt, puh- ]

/ paɪˈrɒk səˌnaɪt, pə- /

noun Petrology.

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

Nearby words

pyrotechnist, pyrotic, pyrotoxin, pyrotraumatic dermatitis, pyroxene, pyroxenite, pyroxylin, pyrrha, pyrrhic, pyrrhic victory, pyrrho

Origin of pyroxenite

First recorded in 1860–65; pyroxene + -ite¹

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Examples from the Web for pyroxenite

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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