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lherzolite in British English (ˈlɜːzəˌlaɪt) noun mineralogy a peridotite consisting mainly of olivine, with orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene Examples of 'lherzolite' in a sentencelherzolite The investigated lithologies include lherzolite, harzburgite, dunite and olivine-orthopyroxenite with variable degrees of alteration.Microscopically, samples can be classified into three groups: olivine-hornblende pyroxenite, lherzolite, and olivine websterite.Lherzolite formed by low to moderate degrees of partial melting and subsequent melt-rock reaction in an oceanic spreading setting.This study presents new data on mineral compositions of mantle peridotites from this ophiolite, especially serpentinised harzburgite and minor lherzolite. |