Pyroxenite
A rock classification type
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About Pyroxenite
"Pyroxenites" is the name given to ultramafic rocks comprising >60% pyroxene. The term pyroxenite (s.s.) refers to a 'true' pyroxenite containing >90% pyroxene. A coarse-grained, holocrystalline igneous rock which may contain olivine, calcic plagioclase, biotite, and/or hornblende as accessories.
Ref: CTD
Ref: CTD
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
48417
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48417:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
706f155e-1bab-462a-a2e1-5a2c3a168dd9
Classification of Pyroxenite
Modal classification of ultramafic rocks (after Streckeisen, 1973)
Sub-divisions of Pyroxenite
Mineralogy of Pyroxenite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Pyroxene | A petrological term for Pyroxene Group. |
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
Amphibole > Hornblende | A commonly used informal name for dark green to black amphiboles, largely in the Hornblende Root Name ... |
Olivine | Commonly used as a synonym for a member of the Fayalite-Forsterite Series, but more generally and properly ... |
Internet Links for Pyroxenite
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Gneiss quarry, Ebersdorf, Klein-Pöchlarn, Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria