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Mineral found in igneous rocks
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pyroxene
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Pyroxene \Pyr"ox*ene\, n. [F. pyrox[`e]ne, from Gr. ? fire + ? a stranger; -- so called because it was supposed to the be a stranger, or of rare occurrence, in igneous rocks,] (Min.) A common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, with a prismatic angle ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context mineralogy English) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
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The pyroxenes (commonly abbreviated to Px ) are a group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks . They share a common structure consisting of single chains of silica tetrahedra and they crystallize in the ...
WordNet
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n. any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks
Usage examples of pyroxene.
I discovered that the exoskeleton was an organic-inorganic matrix composed of carbon compounds and silicate minerals, primarily olivine, pyroxene, and magnetite, substances commonly found in meteorites.
Possum was composed primarily of crystals: plagioclase, pyroxene, ilmenite, olivine, and other minerals.
In fact, locked up in Cruithne there were also troilite, olivine, pyroxene, and feldspar—minerals that could also serve as sources of ferrous metals when the nickel-iron was exhausted, even if their extraction was a little more complex.
In fact, locked up in Cruithne there were also troilite, olivine, pyroxene, and feldspar -- minerals that could also serve as sources of ferrous metals when the nickel-iron was exhausted, even if their extraction was a little more complex.