harzburgite

noun

harz·​burg·​ite

ˈhärtsˌbərˌgīt

plural -s

: a rock of the peridotite group consisting essentially of olivine and orthopyroxene

Word History

Etymology

German harzburgit, from Harzburg, Germany + German -it -ite

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