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单词 pyroxenite
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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.

 
 
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