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Metamorphic pyroxenite

A rock classification type
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Jadeite Jade

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Jadeite Jade

Itoigawa-Ohmi District, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Jadeitite

Gran Paradiso unit, The Alps, Europe
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Jadeite Jade

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
00525950017360478967514.jpg
Jadeite Jade

Itoigawa-Ohmi District, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
04167170017272471954108.jpg
Jadeitite

Gran Paradiso unit, The Alps, Europe
04158970017271952816356.jpg
Jadeite Jade

Hpakant, Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract, Hpakant Township, Mohnyin District, Kachin State, Myanmar
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Jadeite Jade

Itoigawa-Ohmi District, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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About Metamorphic pyroxeniteHide

A high p/t metamorphic rock composed of at least 75% pyroxene.

See also pyroxenite for igneous-derived pyroxene-rich rocks.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
51715
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:51715:3

Classification of Metamorphic pyroxeniteHide

Sub-divisions of Metamorphic pyroxeniteHide

Mineralogy of Metamorphic pyroxeniteHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
PyroxeneADSi2O6

Internet Links for Metamorphic pyroxeniteHide

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