Pyroxene

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Composition between endmembers enstatite - ferrosilite and diopside - hedenbergite. Pyroxenes with more than 50 mole percentage of Ca2Si2O6 do not exist in nature

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Properties

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

Composition

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