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pyroxenite
noun py·rox·e·nite \pī-ˈräk-sə-ˌnīt, pə-\
Definition of PYROXENITE
: an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene
— py·rox·e·nit·ic \-ˌräk-sə-ˈni-tik\ adjective
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1850
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