pyroxene
3.a pyroxene mineral consisting of lithium aluminum silicate; a source of lithium.
4.A usually coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase and pyroxene.
5.A light green, monoclinic pyroxene mineral, CaMgSi2O6, used as a gemstone and refractory.
6.A green, brown, or black splintery, cleavable pyroxene mineral, essentially(Fe, Mg)2Si2O6.
7.A STUDY ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF JADEITE, RELATIVE PYROXENE AND CLASSIFICATION OF JADE
8.Having a texture composed of lath-shaped plagioclase crystals in a matrix of pyroxene crystals.
9.Characteristics and Temperature-Pressure Conditions for Crystallization of Pyroxene in Archean Granulite Facies of Inner Mongolia
10.As magma cools, the first minerals to crystallize are olivine and pyroxene, which are rich in iron and magnesium.

