Lherzolite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lherzolite \Lher"zo*lite\ (l[~e]r"z[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [From
     Lherz, a place in the Pyrenees + -lite.] (Min.)
     An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with
     pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing
     chromium).
     [1913 Webster]