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Entry: pyroxenite

URI: http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/LithologyValue/pyroxenite

Ultramafic phaneritic igneous rock composed almost entirely of one or more pyroxenes and occasionally biotite, hornblende and olivine. Includes rocks defined modally in the ultramafic rock classification as olivine pyroxenite, olivine-hornblende pyroxenite, pyroxenite, orthopyroxenite, clinopyroxenite and websterite.

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submitted bySophie Chaduteau
accepted on 16 Jul 2026 11:53:11.129

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date accepted 16 Jul 2026 11:53:11.129
date submitted 16 Jul 2026 09:17:50.727
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item class Concept
label pyroxenite
notation 4e537852-1d94-4f23-87e7-29af094aaae3
register lithology value
status status experimental
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account name s.chaduteau@brgm.fr
name Sophie Chaduteau

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broader phaneritic igneous rock
definition Ultramafic phaneritic igneous rock composed almost entirely of one or more pyroxenes and occasionally biotite, hornblende and olivine. Includes rocks defined modally in the ultramafic rock classification as olivine pyroxenite, olivine-hornblende pyroxenite, pyroxenite, orthopyroxenite, clinopyroxenite and websterite.
notation pyroxenite
pref label pyroxenite
type Concept

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