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pyroxenoid

(paɪˈrɒksɪˌnɔɪd)

(Minerals) any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite

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References in periodicals archive

Analytical data (wt%) for rhodonite and pyroxenoid inclusion.

(1975a) Pyroxenoids: a variation in chemistry of natural rhodonites and pyroxmangites.

(1975b) Pyroxenoids: a comparison of refined structures of rhodonite and pyroxmangite.

Ca-Mg-Fe-rich rhodonite from the Morro da Mina mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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