PIGEONITE

Meaning of PIGEONITE in English

/pij"euh nuyt'/ , n. Mineral.

a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO 3 and CaMg(SiO 3 ) 2 .

[ 1895-1900; named after Pigeon Point, NE Minnesota; see -ITE 1 ]

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PIGEONITE — noun Etymology: Pigeon Point, northeast Minnesota + 1-ite Date: 1900 a monoclinic mineral of the pyroxene group
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIGEONITE — ˈpijəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Pigeon Point, northeast Minn. + English -ite : a monoclinic mineral (Mg 1 Fe …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIGEONITE — noun Etymology: Pigeon Point, northeast Minnesota + -ite (I) Date: 1900 : a monoclinic mineral of the pyroxene group
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIGEONITE — [pi.geon.ite] n [Pigeon Point, northeast Minn. + [1]-ite] (1900): a monoclinic mineral of the pyroxene group
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PIGEONITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: (Mg,Fe++,Ca)(Mg,Fe++)Si2O6 Composition: (Molecular Weight = 219.70 gm) Calcium 1.82 % Ca Magnesium 14.93 % Mg Iron …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
PIGEONITE — минер. пижонит (минералогия) пижонит
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PIGEONITE — n мин. пижонит
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIGEONITE — минер. пижонит
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIGEONITE — (n) пижонит
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PIGEONITE — n мин. пижонит
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PIGEONITE — n мин. пижонит
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PIGEONITE — минер. пижонит (минералогия) пижонит
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PIGEONITE — Pronunciation: ' pi-j ə - ˌ n ī t Function: noun Etymology: Pigeon Point, northeast Minn. + 1 -ite Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EUCRITE — noun see: certain Date: 1881 a stony meteorite composed essentially of plagioclase and pigeonite, a rock consisting of a very …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EUCRITE — noun Etymology: German Eukrit, from Greek eukritos easily discerned, from eu- + kritos separated, from krinein to separate — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EUCRITE — [eu.crite] n [G Eukrit, fr. Gk eukritos easily discerned, fr. eu- + kritos separated, fr. krinein to separate--more at certain] …
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THOLEIITE — fine-grained extrusive igneous rock, a basalt that contains plagioclase feldspar (labradorite), clinopyroxene (augite with pigeonite or hypersthene), and iron ore …
Britannica English vocabulary
PYROXENE — any of a group of important rock-forming silicate minerals of variable composition, among which calcium-, magnesium-, and iron-rich varieties predominate. …
Britannica English vocabulary
EUCRITE — rock that contains 30 to 35 percent calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar (bytownite or anorthite), as well as augite, hypersthene, pigeonite, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASALT — extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in colour, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ПИЖОНИТ — минер. pigeonite
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