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pyroxenite

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

noun

Petrology.

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

pyroxenite British  
/ paɪˈrɒksɪˌnaɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pyroxenite

First recorded in 1860–65; pyroxene + -ite 1

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

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

The phlogopite mica of Canada occurs in pyroxenite dikes.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)

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