orthopyroxene

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orthopyroxene

/ˌɔːθə(ʊ)paɪˈɹɒksiːn/ UK
/ˌɔɹθoʊpaɪˈɹɑksin/ US
/-θə-/ US

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From ortho- + pyroxene.

noun orthopyroxenes

Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals. Biotite from lava flows is invariably rimmed or totally replaced by an exceedingly fine-grained, almost isotropic intergrowth of K-feldspar, orthopyroxene, cordierite and ilmenite, probably as a result of dehydration of the magma on eruption. Cordierite and orthopyroxene (5% each) occur as euhedral

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noun a pyroxene with orthorhombic crystals

Español	ortopiroxeno
Français	orthopyroxène
Deutsch	Orthopyroxen
Italiano	ortopirosseno

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@misc{orthopyroxene_2026,
  title = {orthopyroxene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orthopyroxene},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}