Meaning Of The Word Augite
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augite in American English
any of various dark-colored, hard, monoclinic pyroxenes, (Ca, Na) (Mg, Fe, Al) (Si, Al)2O6, found in basic igneous rocks noun: a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks augite in British English noun: a black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron aluminium silicate. General formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2 O6. Crystal structure: monoclinic |
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