augite

English

Etymology

From Latin augītēs.

Noun

augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Translations

pyroxene mineral

• Catalan: augita f
• Finnish: augiitti
• French: augite (fr) f
• German: Augit (de) m
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• Italian: augite f
• Polish: augit (pl) m
• Spanish: augita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Augite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “augite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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French

Noun

augite f (plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) augite

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Italian

Noun

augite f (plural augiti)

1. (mineralogy) augite