augite

[ aw-jahyt ]

/ ˈɔ dʒaɪt /

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 of augite

1780–90; <Latin augītis a kind of precious stone <Greek, equivalent to aug(ḗ) sunlight + -ītis, feminine of -ītēs-ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM augite

au·git·ic

[aw-jit-ik], /ɔˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby augite

auger-eyed, Auger shower, aught, aughtlins, Augier, augite, augment, augmentation, augmentation mammaplasty, augmentative, augmented

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Example sentences from the Web for augite

These rocks contain also iron oxides (usually titaniferous), apatite, sometimes sphene, augite and olivine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
The leucite-basalts belong to more basic types and are rich in olivine and augite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
The biotite is brown; the hornblende brown or greenish brown; the augite usually green.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various

Its original source is doubtless the igneous rocks, where it occurs in association with augite, hornblende and mica.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

British Dictionary definitions for augite

augite

/ (ˈɔːɡaɪt) /

noun

a black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron aluminium silicate. General formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al) 2 O 6 . Crystal structure: monoclinic

Derived forms of augite

augitic (ɔːˈɡɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for augite

C19: from Latin augītēs, from Greek, from augē brightness

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Scientific definitions for augite

augite

[ ô′jīt′ ]

A glassy, dark-green to black variety of pyroxene. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6.

单词	augite
释义	augite [ aw-jahyt ] / ˈɔ dʒaɪt / 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 of augite 1780–90; <Latin augītis a kind of precious stone <Greek, equivalent to aug(ḗ) sunlight + -ītis, feminine of -ītēs-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM augite au·git·ic [aw-jit-ik], /ɔˈdʒɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby augite auger-eyed, Auger shower, aught, aughtlins, Augier, augite, augment, augmentation, augmentation mammaplasty, augmentative, augmented Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for augite These rocks contain also iron oxides (usually titaniferous), apatite, sometimes sphene, augite and olivine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2\|Various The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10\|Various The leucite-basalts belong to more basic types and are rich in olivine and augite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various The biotite is brown; the hornblende brown or greenish brown; the augite usually green. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8\|Various Its original source is doubtless the igneous rocks, where it occurs in association with augite, hornblende and mica. The A B C of Mining\|Charles A. Bramble British Dictionary definitions for augite augite / (ˈɔːɡaɪt) / noun a black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron aluminium silicate. General formula: (Ca,Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al) 2 O 6 . Crystal structure: monoclinic Derived forms of augite augitic (ɔːˈɡɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for augite C19: from Latin augītēs, from Greek, from augē brightness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for augite augite [ ô′jīt′ ] A glassy, dark-green to black variety of pyroxene. Chemical formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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