Augite
1Augite — Augite[1] Catégorie IX : silicates[2] Au …
2augite — ● augite nom féminin (grec augitês) Pyroxène monoclinique, calcique et ferromagnésien, commun dans les basaltes et les gabbros. ● augite (expressions) nom féminin (grec augitês) Augite aegyrinique, pyroxène de composition intermédiaire entre l… …
3Augite — Au gite ([add] j[imac]t), n. [L. augites, Gr. a ygi ths, fr. a ygh brightness: cf. F. augite.] A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; also used instead of the general term… …
4augite — [ô′jīt΄] n. [L augites < Gr augitēs, a precious stone < augē, sunlight, brightness < IE base * aug , to gleam] any of various dark colored, hard, monoclinic pyroxenes, (Ca, Na) (Mg, Fe, Al) (Si, Al) 2O6, found in basic igneous rocks …
5Augite — Infobox mineral name = Augite category = Silicate mineral boxwidth = boxbgcolor = imagesize = caption = formula = (Ca,Mg,Fe)SiO3 molweight = color = Pale brown to purplish or greenish brown, also dark grey sometimes habit = system = Monoclinic… …
6augite — augitic /aw jit ik/, adj. /aw juyt/, n. a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks. [1780 90; < L augitis a kind of precious stone <… …
7augite — augitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralas. formulė Ca(Mg,Fe,Ti,Al)[(Si,Al)₂O₆] atitikmenys: angl. augite rus. авгит …
8Augite aegyrinique — ● Augite aegyrinique pyroxène de composition intermédiaire entre l augite et l aegyrine …
9augite — noun Etymology: Latin augites, a precious stone, from Greek augitēs Date: 1804 1. a usually black or dark green mineral that consists of aluminous pyroxene and is found especially in igneous rocks 2. pyroxene • augitic …
10augite — noun A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt …
