Definition of clinopyroxene in English:
clinopyroxene
noun ˌklʌɪnə(ʊ)pʌɪˈrɒksiːnˌklīnōpīˈräksēn
mass nounA mineral of the pyroxene group crystallizing in the monoclinic system.
Example sentencesExamples
- The more altered dykes of the Black Coast have groundmasses of clinopyroxene, plagioclase and rare biotite.
- The magmatic evolution is dominated by low-pressure crystal fractionation of olivine, Cr-spinel, plagioclase and clinopyroxene.
- Ye et al. recently reported abundant exsolutions of clinopyroxene, rutile and apatite in garnet of a Yangkou eclogite sample.
- This flow consists of about 30 percent plagioclase, clinopyroxene, and olivine, as small phenocrysts.
- The sample is a weakly foliated granulite formed of plagioclase, orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene and minor hornblende.
Origin
Early 20th century: from clino- in the sense 'monoclinic' + pyroxene.