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pyroxenite

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

noun

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


pyroxenite

/ 貹ɪˈɒɪˌԲɪ /

noun

  1. a very dark coarse-grained ultrabasic rock consisting entirely of pyroxene minerals
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pyroxenite1

First recorded in 1860–65; pyroxene + -ite 1
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For example, Mauna Loa contains higher proportions of an igneous rock called pyroxenite, which comes from subducted ocean crust that typically melts at deeper levels than the model suggests.

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

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