Pyroxene
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /paɪˈɹɒk.siːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pyroxene is a noun meaning (mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
Meaning
(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- pyroxenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plagioclase, gabbro, andesite, granulite, hornfels, monoclinic.
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