clinopyroxene


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clinopyroxene

[¦klī·nə·pə′räk‚sēn]
(mineralogy)
The general term for any of those pyroxenes that crystallize in the monoclinic system; on occasion, these pyroxenes have large amounts of calcium with or without aluminum and the alkalies. Also known as monopyroxene clinoaugite.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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