Pyroxene [ ADSi2O6 ]

Image of Pyroxene

Material properties

Formula ADSi2O6
Abbreviation Px
Members Orthopyroxene, Clinopyroxene
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Tags Group, Silicate

Composition

☐, Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Si, O, V, Al, Li, Na, Ti, Cr, Zn, Cu, Sc

Specimens of Pyroxene

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
KH-2 CSIRO Amphibole, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorapatite, Enstatite, Forsterite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pentlandite, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Pyrrhotite 26 CL, EDS
NWA 7983 Monash University Diamond, Lonsdaleite, Olivine, Pyroxene 4 CL, SXES
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite (var. Mg, Fe), Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Ilmenite (var. Mn), K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS