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piroxeno
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grupo mineral perteneciente a los inosilicatos
Pyroxene is a common mineral found in rocks around the world, with diopside being one of its varieties. It matters to geologists and earth scientists because studying pyroxenes helps them understand the composition and history of rocks and the processes that form them.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mineral group
- Subclass of
- inosilicate
- Image
- Pyroxene crystals.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Pyroxene group
- Commons category
- Pyroxene
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Px
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- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Article · Español
Los piroxenos son un importante grupo de silicatos que forman parte de muchas rocas ígneas y metamórficas. Su nombre proviene de las palabras "piro" y "xeno" del griego antiguo que significan "fuego" y "extraño". Este nombre se lo dio René Just Haüy debido a que este consideraba su ocurrencia en lavas como algo ajeno.
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