Definition
Websterite is ultramafic and ultrabasic rock that consists of roughly equal proportions of orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. It is a special type of pyroxenite.
A sedimentary rock, deposit of a submarine turbidity currents and are composed of layered particles
History
Origin
Webster, North Carolina
European Foreland Basins
Discoverer
Unknown
Arnold H. Bouma
Etymology
From the town of Webster located in North Carolina
From Medieval Latin turbiditas, from Latin turbidus (turbid). Turbidity current is from 1939
Class
Igneous Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Durable Rock, Soft Rock
Family
Group
Plutonic
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Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock