pyrolite

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English

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ -lite.

Noun

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.