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: a group of silicate minerals closely related in crystal form and having the general formula ABSi2O6 where A represents usually Ca or Na and B is usually Mg, Fe, or Al that includes the orthorhombic species enstatite and hypersthene and several monoclinic species (as diopside, spodumene, jadeite, acmite, and augite)

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“Pyroxene group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pyroxene%20group. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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