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Definition of Pyroxenites

Pyroxenite
Pyroxenite Py*rox"e*nite, n. (Min.) A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.

Meaning of Pyroxenites from wikipedia

- Pyroxenites that occur as xenoliths in basalt and in kimberlite have been interpreted as fragments of such layers. Although some mantle pyroxenites contain...
- Kosvinsky Rock as "mountain m****if" of height 1,519 m. Its constitution is pyroxenites and dunites of lower and middle Paleozoic era. The slopes are covered...
- Layers of spinel-lherzolites with anhydrous Al-diopside pyroxenites and hydrous Cr-diopside pyroxenites can be found too on the island.[citation needed] Pliny...
- matrix Pumice – Extremely vesicular volcanic rock, typically light-colored Pyroxenite – Igneous rock - a co**** grained plutonic rock composed of >90% pyroxene...
- crystallized. The ultramafic intrusives include the dunites, peridotites and pyroxenites. Other rare varieties include troctolite which has a greater percentage...
- Mg-Al-spinel and Ca-Tschermak-rich clinopyroxene in corundum-bearing mantle pyroxenites. Warr, L.N. (2021). "IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols". Mineralogical...
- rock in which the fraction of pyroxenes exceeds 60% are classified as pyroxenites rather than peridotites. Pyroxenes are typically dark in color. Hornblende...
- Konzhakovskiy as "mountain m****if" of height 1,569 m. Its constitution is pyroxenites and dunites of lower and middle Paleozoic era. The slopes are covered...
- three sections: The Lower Reef is composed of norites and feldspathic pyroxenites that have been recrystallized and overprinted. This layer has abundant...
- consist of gneiss and other metamorphic rocks, as well as ijolites, pyroxenites, and urtites. The carbonatite lavas are rapidly chemically modified by...