pyroxenite

English

Etymology

From pyroxene +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/

Noun

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pyroxenite

Wikipedia

pyroxenite (countable and uncountable, plural pyroxenites)

1. (geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

Derived terms

• pyroxenitic

Translations

mineral

Catalan: piroxenita f Finnish: pyrokseniitti French: pyroxénite (fr) f Italian: pirossenite f Polish: piroksenit m Russian: пироксени́т (ru) m (piroksenít) Spanish: piroxenita f

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