pyroxene
See also: pyroxène
English
Etymology
From French pyroxène, from pyro- + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
pyroxene (plural pyroxenes)
- (mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 10:
- By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 10:
Translations
mineral
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