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lherzolite

UK/ˈləːzəlʌɪt/

lherzolite noun: a dark-green igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite.

Noun

lherzolite (countable and uncountable, plural lherzolites)

  1. A dark-green igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite.
    • The most important variety is called lherzolite: its list of constituent minerals includes a lot of olivine but also feldspar and pyroxene, and often small quantities of two other minerals: garnet and spinel.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 60

Forms of lherzolite

plurallherzolites

Origin of lherzolite

From Lherz in the Pyrenées + -lite.

Words formed from lherzolite

Questions about lherzolite

What does lherzolite mean?
Lherzolite means a dark-green igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite.
What part of speech is lherzolite?
Lherzolite is a noun.
How do you pronounce lherzolite?
Lherzolite is pronounced /ˈləːzəlʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of lherzolite?
The plural of lherzolite is lherzolites.

Words near lherzolite in the dictionary

  1. LHE
  2. Lhermitte sign
  3. Lhermitte's hallucinosis
  4. Lhermitte's sign
  5. Lhermitte-Duclos disease
  6. lherzolite
  7. lherzolites
  8. lherzolitic
  9. LHF
  10. LHI
  11. LHL

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