Definition of harzburgite in English:

harzburgite

noun ˈhɑːtsbəːˌɡʌɪtˈhärtsbərˌɡīt

mass nounGeology

A plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine.
〔地质〕斜方辉橄岩
Example sentencesExamples
- The peridotite is dominantly serpentinized harzburgite, ranging from fresh to 70% altered, with minor pyroxenite, dunite and chromite pods.
- Stratigraphically from bottom to top it is composed of sheared serpentinite on the basal thrust, layered harzburgitedunite, layered dunite with chromitite, and harzburgite with finegrained gabbro.
- The lowermost rocks are serpentinized dunite and harzburgite, which are best exposed in the NE of the ophiolite.
- In the Herbeira massif the same harzburgite dominates the east side of the Trans-Herbeira Fault, but in its western outcrop it is only present at the cliffbase in the NW and SW corners.
- We have mapped the entire Spontang ophiolite region where we recognize a complete upper mantle sequence of harzburgite and crustal gabbroic, sheeted dykes and pillow lava succession.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Harzburg, the name of a town in Germany, + -ite¹.

Definition of harzburgite in US English:

harzburgite

nounˈhärtsbərˌɡīt

Geology

A plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine.
〔地质〕斜方辉橄岩
Example sentencesExamples
- Stratigraphically from bottom to top it is composed of sheared serpentinite on the basal thrust, layered harzburgitedunite, layered dunite with chromitite, and harzburgite with finegrained gabbro.
- The lowermost rocks are serpentinized dunite and harzburgite, which are best exposed in the NE of the ophiolite.
- The peridotite is dominantly serpentinized harzburgite, ranging from fresh to 70% altered, with minor pyroxenite, dunite and chromite pods.
- We have mapped the entire Spontang ophiolite region where we recognize a complete upper mantle sequence of harzburgite and crustal gabbroic, sheeted dykes and pillow lava succession.
- In the Herbeira massif the same harzburgite dominates the east side of the Trans-Herbeira Fault, but in its western outcrop it is only present at the cliffbase in the NW and SW corners.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Harzburg, the name of a town in Germany, + -ite.

词汇	harzburgite
释义	Definition of harzburgite in English: harzburgite noun ˈhɑːtsbəːˌɡʌɪtˈhärtsbərˌɡīt mass nounGeology A plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine. 〔地质〕斜方辉橄岩 Example sentencesExamples The peridotite is dominantly serpentinized harzburgite, ranging from fresh to 70% altered, with minor pyroxenite, dunite and chromite pods. Stratigraphically from bottom to top it is composed of sheared serpentinite on the basal thrust, layered harzburgitedunite, layered dunite with chromitite, and harzburgite with finegrained gabbro. The lowermost rocks are serpentinized dunite and harzburgite, which are best exposed in the NE of the ophiolite. In the Herbeira massif the same harzburgite dominates the east side of the Trans-Herbeira Fault, but in its western outcrop it is only present at the cliffbase in the NW and SW corners. We have mapped the entire Spontang ophiolite region where we recognize a complete upper mantle sequence of harzburgite and crustal gabbroic, sheeted dykes and pillow lava succession. Origin Late 19th century: from Harzburg, the name of a town in Germany, + -ite¹. Definition of harzburgite in US English: harzburgite nounˈhärtsbərˌɡīt Geology A plutonic rock of the peridotite group consisting largely of orthopyroxene and olivine. 〔地质〕斜方辉橄岩 Example sentencesExamples Stratigraphically from bottom to top it is composed of sheared serpentinite on the basal thrust, layered harzburgitedunite, layered dunite with chromitite, and harzburgite with finegrained gabbro. The lowermost rocks are serpentinized dunite and harzburgite, which are best exposed in the NE of the ophiolite. The peridotite is dominantly serpentinized harzburgite, ranging from fresh to 70% altered, with minor pyroxenite, dunite and chromite pods. We have mapped the entire Spontang ophiolite region where we recognize a complete upper mantle sequence of harzburgite and crustal gabbroic, sheeted dykes and pillow lava succession. In the Herbeira massif the same harzburgite dominates the east side of the Trans-Herbeira Fault, but in its western outcrop it is only present at the cliffbase in the NW and SW corners. Origin Late 19th century: from Harzburg, the name of a town in Germany, + -ite.
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