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majorite

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majorite [′mā·jə‚rīt]
(mineralogy)
Mg3(Fe,Al,Si)2(SiO4)3A garnet mineral that forms in the deep upper mantle in response to the gradual dissolution of pyroxene due to increasing pressure, first identified as an inclusion in diamond.
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