augite

English

Etymology

From Latin augītēs.

Noun

augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Translations

Further reading
  • “Augite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “augite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

French

Noun

augite f (plural augites)

  1. (mineralogy) augite

Italian

Noun

augite f (plural augiti)

  1. (mineralogy) augite
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