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pyroxene
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pyroxene?
Definition 1: any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks - [noun denoting substance]
(
pyroxene
is a kind of ...) solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
mineral
(... is made of the substance
pyroxene
) an igneous rock consisting of nepheline and pyroxene
nephelinite
(... is made of the substance
pyroxene
) the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
basalt
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