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What is pyroxene?

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Is pyroxene a mineral or rock?

Pyroxene is a group of minerals.


Is pyroxene good for arthritis?

No. Pyroxene is a crystalline silicate mineral.


Which mineral pyroxene or orthoclase crystallizes from magma first?

pyroxene


What type of rock is made of only pyroxene and olivine?

Peridotite is made only of olivine and pyroxene


Is pyroxene a mineral?

A pyroxene is any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks.


Can pyroxene ever be a sedimentary rock?

no, Pyroxene is a Mineral not a rock. Rocks are made up of 2 or more minerals


Name a coarse grained igneous rock with no pyroxene?

Granite is a coarse grained igneous rock without Pyroxene.


What is the composition of the Earth lower mantle?

•Thet Low•The Lower Mantle is made of Olivine, Pyroxene, and Feldspar.v •The Lower Mantle is made of Olivine, Pyroxene, and Feldspar.er Mantle is made of Olivine, Pyroxene, and Feldspar.


A coarse grained igneous rock with no pyroxene?

Granite is a coarse grained igneous rock without Pyroxene.


Is pyroxene magnetic?

Yes, but not strongly.


Does pyroxene mineral have cleavage or fracture?

Yes.


What is pyroxene mineral used for?

There are a number of ways that pyroxene mineral is used. It is used for carvings commonly and the manufacture of lithium salts among other uses.