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augitic

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au⋅gite

  [aw-jahyt]
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–noun
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
Origin:
1780–90; < L augītis a kind of precious stone < Gk, equiv. to aug() sunlight + -ītis, fem. of -ītēs -ite 1

Related forms:
au⋅git⋅ic  [aw-jit-ik] , adjective
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augite   (ô'jīt')  Pronunciation Key 
A glassy, dark-green to black variety of pyroxene. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6.
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