Definition of pyroxenite in English:

pyroxenite

noun pʌɪˈrɒksɪnʌɪtpaɪˈrɑksənaɪt

mass nounGeology

A dark, greenish, granular intrusive igneous rock consisting chiefly of pyroxenes and olivine.
〔地质〕辉岩
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.
〔地质〕辉岩
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.

单词	pyroxenite
释义	Definition of pyroxenite in English: pyroxenite noun pʌɪˈrɒksɪnʌɪtpaɪˈrɑksənaɪt mass nounGeology A dark, greenish, granular intrusive igneous rock consisting chiefly of pyroxenes and olivine. 〔地质〕辉岩 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. 〔地质〕辉岩 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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