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Meaning of lherzolite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈləːzəlʌɪt/

Definitions

A dark-green igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with pyroxene and picotite.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The most important variety is called lherzolite: its list of constituent minerals includes a lot of olivine but also feldspar and pyroxene, and often small quantities of two other minerals: garnet and spinel.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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