Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A vitreous dark-green or black mineral of the pyroxene group, occurring in small brilliant triclinic crystals in beds of magnetic iron ore and in veins of quartz and feldspar. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and calcium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
mineral occurring intriclinic crystals approachingpyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is asilicate ofiron ,manganese , andlime .
Etymologies
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Named for Dr. Babbington
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