pyroxenite

noun

py·rox·e·nite pī-ˈräk-sə-ˌnīt

pə-

: an igneous rock that is free from olivine and is composed essentially of pyroxene

pyroxenitic

pī-ˌräk-sə-ˈni-tik

pə-

adjective

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The other important minerals available in significant quantities are limestone, dolomite, manganese, mica, china clay, graphite, fire clay, coal bed methane, uranium, phosphorite, apatite, quartz, gold, feldspar and pyroxenite. —