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pyroxenite
[ pahy-rok-suh-nahyt, puh- ]
pyroxenite
/ paɪˈrɒksɪˌnaɪt /
noun
- a very dark coarse-grained ultrabasic rock consisting entirely of pyroxene minerals
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Chromite is a common minor constituent of basic igneous rocks of the peridotite and pyroxenite type.
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