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Pyroxenite
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Formation

Formation

Mineral Content

Compound Content

Metamorphism

Types of Metamorphism

Weathering

Types of Weathering

Erosion

Types of Erosion

 
Pyroxenites are ultramafic igneous rocks which are made up of minerals of the pyroxene group, such as augite and diopside, hypersthene, bronzite or enstatite.
Amphibole, Augite, Bronzite, Chromite, Diopside, Enstatite, Garnet, Hornblende, Hypersthene, Magnetite, Pyroxene
Aluminium Oxide, CaO, Chromium(III) Oxide, Iron(III) Oxide, Potassium Oxide, MgO, Sodium Oxide, Silicon Dioxide, Sulfur Trioxide
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Burial Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
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Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
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Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Water Erosion
 
Taconite is a type of sedimentary rock formed when a river carries or transports pieces of broken rock as it flows. When the river reaches a lake or sea, its load of transported rocks settles or deposits at the bottom of sea or lake.
Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Fe, Iron(III) Oxide, Silicon Dioxide
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Biological Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
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Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Glacier Erosion, Water Erosion, Wind Erosion