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Definitions for Pyroxene
[1] any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of rocks, especially basic igneous rocks.
[2] any of a group of silicate minerals having the general formula ABSi 2 O 6 , where A is usually calcium, sodium, magnesium, or iron, and B is usually magnesium, iron, chromium, manganese, or aluminium. Pyroxenes occur in basic igneous rocks and some metamorphic rocks, and have colours ranging from white to dark green or black. They may be monoclinic (clinopyroxenes) or orthorhombic (orthopyroxenes) in crystal structure. Examples are augite (the most important pyroxene), diopside, enstatite, hypersthene, and jadeite
Words nearby Pyroxene
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Origin of Pyroxene
1790–1800; < French; see pyro-, xeno-; orig. supposed to be a foreign substance when found in igneous rocks
Other words from Pyroxene
py·rox·en·ic [pahy-rok-sen -ik] /ˌpaɪ rɒkˈsɛn ɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Pyroxene
C19: pyro- + -xene from Greek xenos foreign, because it was mistakenly thought to have originated elsewhere when found in igneous rocks