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pyroxenite

/pahy-rok-suh-nahyt, puh-/US // paɪˈrɒk səˌnaɪt, pə- //UK // (paɪˈrɒksɪˌnaɪt) //

辉石,辉光岩,辉光石,辉石矿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Petrology.

    • : any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.

Examples

  • Chromite is a common minor constituent of basic igneous rocks of the peridotite and pyroxenite type.