Harzburgite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Harzburgite is a noun meaning An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Meaning
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.
Example Sentences
The two rutiles occur in veins in harzburgite xenoliths carried in volcanoes of the eastern African Rift: Labait and Pello Hill.
Word Forms
- harzburgites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include serpentinized, saxonite, mafurite, salzburgite, absarokite, orthopyroxenite.
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