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augite

[ aw-jahyt ]

noun

  1. a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.


augite

/ É”Ëˈɡɪtɪk; ˈɔËÉ¡aɪt /

noun

  1. a black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron aluminium silicate. General formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al) 2 O 6 . Crystal structure: monoclinic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

augite

/ ô′ÂáÄ«³Ù′ /

  1. A glassy, dark-green to black variety of pyroxene. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al) 2 O 6 .
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Derived Forms

  • augitic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹³Ü·²µ¾±³Ù·¾±³¦ [aw-, jit, -ik], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of augite1

1780–90; < Latin ²¹³Ü²µÄ«³Ù¾±²õ a kind of precious stone < Greek, equivalent to aug ( ḗ ) sunlight + -Ä«³Ù¾±²õ, feminine of -Ä«³Ùŧ²õ -ite 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of augite1

C19: from Latin ²¹³Ü²µÄ«³Ùŧ²õ, from Greek, from ²¹³Ü²µÅ§ brightness
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Like obsidian, in fact, their edges are sharp but the shards have an almost twirly shape and lack the crystalline structure of black-colored minerals like augite or tourmaline.

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Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent; as, augitic rocks.

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It is now applied to the dark-coloured aluminous members of the monoclinic amphiboles, occupying in this group the same position that augite occupies in the pyroxene group.

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The biotite is brown; the hornblende brown or greenish brown; the augite usually green.

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Many accessory minerals such as tourmaline and zircon have been identified also, while augite, hornblende and other volcanic minerals occur in varying proportion as in all the sediments of the open sea.

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