orthopyroxene
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orthopyroxene
(′ör·thə·pə′räk′sēn)
(mineralogy) A series of pyroxene minerals crystallizing in the orthorhombic system; members include enstatite, bronzite, hypersthene, ferrohypersthene, eulite, and orthoferrosilite.
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orthopyroxene
A group of pyroxene minerals that have crystallized in the orthorhombic system. Examples include enstatite and hypersthene.
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