pyrolite

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Etymology[edit]

pyro- +‎ -lite

Noun[edit]

pyrolite (countable and uncountable, plural pyrolites)

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  1. 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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