noun
- a coarse-grained igneous rock composed primarily of pyroxene minerals
Usage: geology
Examples
- The geologist identified the dark green rock sample as pyroxenite.
- Pyroxenite formations are commonly found in the Earth’s upper mantle.
- The mountain’s core contained layers of pyroxenite and peridotite.
- Mining operations extracted valuable minerals from the pyroxenite deposits.
- The pyroxenite specimen displayed characteristic crystalline structure.
- Researchers studied pyroxenite to understand mantle composition.