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pyroxene in British English

(paɪˈrɒksiːn)

noun

any of a group of silicate minerals having the general formula ABSi2O6, 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 metamorphic rocks, and have colours ranging from white to dark green or black. They may be monoclinic (clinopyroxenes) or orthorhombic (orthopyroxenes) in crystal structure. Examples are augite (the most important pyroxene), diopside, enstatite, hypersthene, and jadeite

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pyroxenic (ˌpaɪrɒkˈsɛnɪk)

adjective

Word origin

C19: pyro- + -xene from Greek xenos foreign, because it was mistakenly thought to have originated elsewhere when foundin igneous rocks

pyroxene in American English

(paɪˈrɑkˌsin)

noun

any of a group of monoclinic or orthorhombic silicate minerals usually containingiron or magnesium but not the hydroxyl radical, and commonly found in igneous rocks

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pyroxenic (ˌpyroxˈenic) (paɪˈrɑkˈsɛnɪk)

adjective

Word origin

Fr pyroxène < Gr pyr, fire + xenos, stranger: from its being foreign to igneous rocks

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释义	Trends of pyroxene View usage for: pyroxene in British English (paɪˈrɒksiːn) noun any of a group of silicate minerals having the general formula ABSi2O6, 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 metamorphic rocks, and have colours ranging from white to dark green or black. They may be monoclinic (clinopyroxenes) or orthorhombic (orthopyroxenes) in crystal structure. Examples are augite (the most important pyroxene), diopside, enstatite, hypersthene, and jadeite Derived forms pyroxenic (ˌpaɪrɒkˈsɛnɪk) adjective Word origin C19: pyro- + -xene from Greek xenos foreign, because it was mistakenly thought to have originated elsewhere when foundin igneous rocks pyroxene in American English (paɪˈrɑkˌsin) noun any of a group of monoclinic or orthorhombic silicate minerals usually containingiron or magnesium but not the hydroxyl radical, and commonly found in igneous rocks Derived forms pyroxenic (ˌpyroxˈenic) (paɪˈrɑkˈsɛnɪk) adjective Word origin Fr pyroxène < Gr pyr, fire + xenos, stranger: from its being foreign to igneous rocks Image of pyroxene © Branko Jovanovic, Shutterstock Word lists with pyroxene mineral
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