Augite
11augite — au·gì·te s.f. TS mineral. minerale di colore scuro o nero, costituito da silicato di calcio, magnesio, ferro e alluminio del gruppo dei pirosseni {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1817. ETIMO: der. del gr. augē raggio con 2 ite …
12augite — {{hw}}{{augite}}{{/hw}}s. f. (mineral.) Silicato di calcio, ferro e magnesio, di colore verde scuro …
13augite — pl.f. augiti …
14augite — [ ɔ:dʒʌɪt] noun a dark green or black aluminosilicate mineral found in many igneous rocks. Origin C19: from L. augites, denoting a precious stone, from Gk augitēs, from augē lustre …
15augite — au·gite …
16augite — au•gite [[t]ˈɔ dʒaɪt[/t]] n. mir a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks • Etymology: 1780–90; < L augītis a kind of precious… …
17augite — /ˈɔdʒaɪt/ (say awjuyt) noun a mineral, a silicate, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium, a dark green to black variety of pyroxene, characteristic of basic eruptive rocks like basalt. {Latin augītēs precious stone, from Greek}… …
18augite — n. Mineral. a complex calcium magnesium aluminous silicate occurring in many igneous rocks. Etymology: L augites f. Gk augites f. auge lustre …
19aegirine-augite — noun see aegirite …
20pyroxene — pyroxenic /puy rok sen ik/, adj. /puy rok seen, peuh , puy rok seen /, n. any of a very common group of minerals of many varieties, silicates of magnesium, iron, calcium, and other elements, occurring as important constituents of many kinds of… …
