majorite

See also: Majorite, majorité, and mâjorité

English

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

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Majorite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “majorite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Estonian

Noun

majorite

  1. genitive plural of major
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