orthorhombic pyroxene

English

Noun

orthorhombic pyroxene (plural orthorhombic pyroxenes)

  1. (mineralogy) Any of a group of minerals having the general formula XYSi2O6 in which X is iron or magnesium and Y is iron or manganese.
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