"majorite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: majorites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} majorite (plural majorites)
  1. (mineralogy) A silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium, found in the upper mantle of the Earth, that stores oxygen when under intense pressure Derived forms: majoritic

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