PYROXENITE

Meaning of PYROXENITE in English

(n.) A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PYROXENITE — noun Date: 1850 an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene, pyroxenitic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYROXENITE — Dark medium-to coarse-grained igneous rock that consists chiefly of pyroxene . Accessory minerals include hornblende , biotite , or olivine …
Английский словарь Британика
PYROXENITE — pīˈräksəˌnīt, pə̇ˈr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pyroxene + -ite : an igneous rock that is free …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYROXENITE — ( n. ) A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PYROXENITE — /puy rok"seuh nuyt', peuh-/ , n. Petrol. any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PYROXENITE — noun Date: 1850 : an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene • py·rox·e·nit·ic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PYROXENITE — noun a rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.
Webster English vocab
PYROXENITE — [py.rox.e.nite] n (ca. 1862): an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene -- py.rox.e.nit.ic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PYROXENITE — dark-coloured, intrusive igneous rock that consists chiefly of pyroxene. Pyroxenites are not abundant; they occur in discrete inclusions, in layered …
Britannica English vocabulary
PYROXENITE — Dark medium-to coarse-grained igneous rock that consists chiefly of pyroxene . Accessory minerals include hornblende , biotite , or olivine …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PYROXENITE — Pronunciation: p ī - ' räk-s ə - ˌ n ī t, p ə - Function: noun Date: 1850 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PYROXENITIC — adjective see: pyroxenite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PYROXENITIC — adjective see pyroxenite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPERSTHENITE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsthēˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: German hypersthenit, from hypersthen hypersthene (from French hypersthène ) + -it -ite 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARNOCKITE — ˈchärnəˌkīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Job Charnock died 1693 English founder of Calcutta + English -ite; from the fact …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARIEGITE — ˌarēˈāˌzhīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French ariégite, from Dept. Ariège, France, its locality + French -ite : a rock …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANABOHITSITE — ˌanəbōˈhitˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French anabohitsite, from Anabohitsy, Madagascar, its locality + French -ite : a variety of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PYROXENITIC — see pyroxenite
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEDIMENTATION — in the geological sciences, process of deposition of a solid material from a state of suspension or solution in a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — n. 25B6; noun a gully strewn with rocks : BOULDER, stone, pebble; Austral. informal goolie. See list. a castle built …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ZIRKELITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7 Environment: Found with baddeleyite in decompsed magnetite-pyroxenite. Dimorphous with calciobetafite. IMA Status: Approved IMA 1989 …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
YIXUNITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Pt3In Composition: (Molecular Weight = 700.06 gm) Indium 16.40 % In Platinum 83.60 % Pt Empirical …
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DAMIAOITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: PtIn2 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 424.72 gm) Indium 54.07 % In Platinum 45.93 % Pt Empirical …
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CAFETITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Ca(Fe+++,Al)2Ti4O12·4(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 598.69 gm) Calcium 6.69 % Ca Titanium 31.99 % Ti Aluminum …
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