Lherzolite Definition
Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock which contains essential olivine and clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in equal proportions
From the Lherz Massif, an alpine peridotite complex, at Étang de Lers, near Massat in the French Pyrenees; Lherz is the archaic spelling of this location
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Define Lherzolite
Lherzolite is one of the important type of rocks. If we have to define Lherzolite in general, Lherzolite is a type of ultramafic igneous rock which contains essential olivine and clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene in equal proportions. Lherzolite comes under Igneous Rocks. All Igneous Rocks have similar properties and formation process. Along with Lherzolite Definition, know more about the History of Lherzolite, Etymology of Lherzolite in next sections.