Min. [Named from Lake Lherz in the Pyrenees: see -LITE.] A variety of pyroxene of a deep green or olive green color.

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1823.  W. Phillips, Introd. Min. (ed. 3), 63. When mixed with serpentine it [Coccolite] has been termed Lherzolite.

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1879.  Rutley, Study Rocks, x. 120. Enstatite occurs in lherzolite.

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