Definition of pyroxenite in English:
pyroxenite
noun pʌɪˈrɒksɪnʌɪtpaɪˈrɑksənaɪt
mass nounGeology A dark, greenish, granular intrusive igneous rock consisting chiefly of pyroxenes and olivine.
Example sentencesExamples
- The first group (133 million years old) consists mostly of melagabbro, perkinite and pyroxenite.
- In similar contrast to the Okenyenya xenolith suite, lithologies such as wehrlite, eclogite and pyroxenite are also absent.
- Subsequent melting of mica pyroxenite may produce potassic magmas as a result of orogenic or extensional, thermal or bark triggers.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from pyroxene + -ite1.
Definition of pyroxenite in US English:
pyroxenite
nounpīˈräksənītpaɪˈrɑksənaɪt
Geology A dark, greenish, granular intrusive igneous rock consisting chiefly of pyroxenes and olivine.
Example sentencesExamples
- In similar contrast to the Okenyenya xenolith suite, lithologies such as wehrlite, eclogite and pyroxenite are also absent.
- Subsequent melting of mica pyroxenite may produce potassic magmas as a result of orogenic or extensional, thermal or bark triggers.
- The first group (133 million years old) consists mostly of melagabbro, perkinite and pyroxenite.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from pyroxene + -ite.