different between pyroxene vs augite

English

Etymology

From French pyroxène, from pyro- + Ancient Greek ????? (xénos, “stranger”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pa????ksi?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pa????ksin/

Noun

pyroxene (plural pyroxenes)

1. (mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 10:

     By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin aug?t?s.

Noun

augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Augite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “augite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

French

Noun

augite f (plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) augite

Descendants

• ? Romanian: augit

Further reading

• “augite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

augite f (plural augiti)

1. (mineralogy) augite