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Wehrlite is anultramafic and ultrabasic rock that is a mixture ofolivine andclinopyroxene. It is a subdivision of theperidotites.

The nomenclature allows up to a few percent oforthopyroxene. Accessory minerals includeilmenite,chromite,magnetite and an aluminium-bearing mineral (plagioclase,spinel orgarnet).^[1]

Wehrlites occur as mantlexenoliths and inophiolites. Another occurrence is as cumulate ingabbro andnoritelayered intrusions.^[1] Some meteorites can also be classified as wehrlites (e.g.NWA 4797).^[2]

Wehrlite is named afterAlois Wehrle.^[3] He was born 1791 inKroměříž,Czech Republic (then Kremsier in Mähren) and was a professor at the "Ungarische Bergakademie" (Hungarian Mining School) inBanská Štiavnica,Slovakia (then Schemnitz,Kingdom of Hungary).^[4]

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