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hypersthenite

noun
hy·​per·​sthe·​nite
plural -s

Definition of hypersthenite

1 : a rock composed of hypersthene and labradorite
2 : pyroxenite composed essentially of hypersthene

History and Etymology for hypersthenite

German hypersthenit, from hypersthen hypersthene (from French hypersthène) + -it -ite

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