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clinopyroxene

/ ˌɪəʊ貹ɪˈɒː /

noun

  1. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
“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


clinopyroxene

/ ī′nə-î-ŏ-ŧ′ /

  1. Any variety of the mineral pyroxene that crystallizes in the monoclinic system. Diopside and augite are clinopyroxenes.
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Nakhlites are basaltic, similar to lavas erupting in Iceland and Hawaii today, but are rich in a mineral called clinopyroxene.

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On the other extreme, the 2021 Tajogaite eruptions in La Palma, Canary Island, Spain, the mineral load was mostly feldspar, clinopyroxene and olivine -- the last one a mineral characteristic of primitive melts with little evolution from their mantle source.

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The researchers looked at samples of plagioclase and clinopyroxene from eastern Quebec, Canada and found that they contain magnetic needles approximately 50 to 100 nanometers in size, surprising the researchers.

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