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pyroxenite.

A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

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Meaning & usage

noun/paɪˈɹɑksin.aɪt/
  1. A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pyroxene Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English pyroxenite From pyroxene + -ite.

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