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Definition of Pigeonite
1. Noun. (minerology) any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pigeonite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigeonite
Literary usage of Pigeonite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1903)
"Another peculiarity of pigeonite is that in it the optic angle seems to be ...
These characters of pigeonite can hardly be due to the manganese content, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The latter include the howard- ites and eucrites, but the eucrites may be excluded
as they contain more of the clinopyroxene (pigeonite) than the ..."
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