pyroxene Comparison Table

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pyroxene comparison table

Subject has polymorph has alteration mineral is one of has metastable polymorph has chemical composition is a kind of has genesi is an instance of

augite pyroxene and amphibole coronas or concentric rings surrounding original olivine crystals in basic igneous rocks 295 minerals found to occur in meteorites ringwoodite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆] calcium rich olivine created on Mars if found in martian meteorite martian meteorite mineral

enstatite 4000 well-characterized minerals Mg₂[Si₂O₆] pyroxene

ferrosilite 4000 well-characterized minerals FeSiO₃ pyroxene

hypersthene 4000 well-characterized minerals 22-30% FeSiO₃ pyroxene

Subject	has polymorph	has alteration mineral	is one of	has metastable polymorph	has chemical composition	is a kind of	has genesi	is an instance of
augite		pyroxene and amphibole coronas or concentric rings surrounding original olivine crystals in basic igneous rocks	295 minerals found to occur in meteorites	ringwoodite	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe²⁺,Al,Fe³⁺,Ti)[(Si,Al)₂O₆]	calcium rich olivine	created on Mars if found in martian meteorite	martian meteorite mineral
enstatite			4000 well-characterized minerals		Mg₂[Si₂O₆]			pyroxene
ferrosilite			4000 well-characterized minerals		FeSiO₃			pyroxene
hypersthene			4000 well-characterized minerals		22-30% FeSiO₃			pyroxene

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