Meaning Of The Word Pyroxene

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What's The Definition Of Pyroxene?

pyroxene in American English
any of a group of monoclinic or orthorhombic silicate minerals usually containing iron or magnesium but not the hydroxyl radical, and commonly found in igneous rocks
noun: 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, esp. basic igneous rocks

pyroxene in British English
noun: any of a group of silicate minerals having the general formula ABSi2 O6, 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 metamorph

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