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pigeonite

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pi⋅geon⋅ite

[pij-uh-nahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO3 and CaMg(SiO3)2.

Origin:
1895–1900; named after Pigeon Point, NE Minnesota; see -ite 1
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