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Definition of pyroxene - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
geologyTECH. any of various dark-colored rock-forming silicate mineralsTECH.
- Pyroxene crystals are commonly found in basalt and gabbro..
- Geologists often study pyroxene in volcanic rocks.
- Pyroxene is essential in understanding rock formation.
Origin of pyroxene
Greek, pyr (fire) + xenos (stranger)
Terms with pyroxene included in their meaning
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geology
dark green to black mineral of the pyroxene group
igneous rock
dark, fine-grained rock with pyroxene and feldspar
stone
dark, fine-grained igneous rock with plagioclase and pyroxene
rock type
dark coarse-grained igneous rock with plagioclase and pyroxene
geology
heavy dark rock with pyroxene minerals
geology
pyroxene mineral forming orthorhombic crystals
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- French:pyroxène, ...
- German:Pyroxen, ...
- Italian:pirosseno, ...
- Spanish:piroxeno, ...
- Portuguese:piroxena, ...
- Chinese:辉石, ...
- Japanese:輝石, ...
- Arabic:بِيرُوكْسِين, ...
- Hebrew:פִּירוֹקְסֵן, ...
- Russian:пироксен, ...
- Ukrainian:піроксен, ...
- Hindi:पाइरोक्सीन, ...
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