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Clinopyroxenite

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olivinenoun(mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
orthopyroxenitenoun(geology) An ultramafic and ultrabasic rock normally composed of the mineral orthopyroxene
pyroxenitenoun(geology) A heavy, dark igneous rock consisting mostly of pyroxene minerals with smaller amounts of olivine and hornblende.
orthopyroxenenoun(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.
clinopyroxenenoun(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
pyroxenoidnoun(mineralogy) any of a large group of minerals physically resembling pyroxene
orthopyroxinenounMisspelling of orthopyroxene. [(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.]
orthophyrenoun(geology) a porphyritic rock that contains phenocrysts of orthoclase embedded in feldspar
bronzititenoun(mineralogy) A form of orthopyroxenite composed mostly of the mineral hypersthene
pyroxenenoun(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
pyrgomnounA variety of the mineral pyroxene.
pyroxferroitenoun(mineralogy) A yellowish silicate of the pyroxene group with a triclinic crystal structure.
pyroxmangitenoun(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
pyribolenoun(mineralogy) Any mineral of either the pyroxene or amphibole groups.
orthorhombic pyroxenenoun(mineralogy) Any of a group of minerals having the general formula XYSi₂O₆ in which X is iron or magnesium and Y is iron or manganese.
pyrrhitenoun(mineralogy) A form of pyrochlore
keratophyrenoun(petrography) A compact porphyritic rock composed of alkali-feldspars and diopside, and possibly including quartz.
clinoenstatitenoun(mineralogy) A form of pyroxene, consisting of magnesium silicate, found in some meteorites.
monzonitenoun(geology) An intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase and orthoclase
biopyribolenoun(mineralogy) Any of the rock-forming minerals pyroxene, amphibole, and mica.

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