- tetrahedra.
Pyroxenes that
crystallize in the
monoclinic system are
known as
clinopyroxenes and
those that
crystallize in the
orthorhombic system are
known as orthopyroxenes...
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Clinopyroxene thermobarometry is a
scientific method that uses the
mineral clinopyroxene to
determine the
temperature and
pressure of the
magma when the...
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equal amounts of
clinopyroxene and orthopyroxene) or
olivine gabbro (for a
gabbro containing significant olivine, but
almost no
clinopyroxene or hornblende)...
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Biotite is
generally of low
content and the main
mafic minerals are
clinopyroxene (±) and
amphibole (±). The
macroscopic colour is grey,
being little...
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Omphacite is a
member of the
clinopyroxene group of
silicate minerals with formula: (Ca, Na)(Mg, Fe2+, Al)Si2O6. It is a
variably deep to pale
green or...
- Aegirine, an iron-sodium
clinopyroxene, is part of the
inosilicate subclass....
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Pigeonite is a
mineral in the
clinopyroxene subgroup of the
pyroxene group. It has a
general formula of (Ca,Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe)Si2O6. The
calcium cation fraction...
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mineral phases,
garnet and
clinopyroxene. The
classification distinguishes each
group based on the
jadeite content of
clinopyroxene and
pyrope in garnet. The...
- garnet-mica
leucogranitic ****s. In places, the
paragneisses include clinopyroxene-hornblende-bearing psammites,
garnet (grossular)-diopside marbles, and...
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Upper Mantle is
mainly composed of
olivine (~60
volume percent (vol%)),
clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, and garnet.
Pyroxene would gradually dissolved into...
