ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pyrolite

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pyrolite is a noun meaning A theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.

Meaning

A theoretical rock considered to be the best approximation of the composition of Earth's upper mantle, generally considered to be one part tholeiitic basalt and three parts dunite.

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Related dictionary entries include peridotite, phonolite, pyroxenite, keratophyre, pearlite, pyroclastic.

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