pyroxene |
hypersthene |
As nouns the difference between pyroxene and hypersthene
is that
pyroxene is pyroxene while
hypersthene is (mineral) an inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.
orthorhombic |
hypersthene |
As an adjective orthorhombic
is (crystallography) having three unequal axes at right angles.
As a noun hypersthene is
(mineral) an inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.
inosilicate |
hypersthene |
As nouns the difference between inosilicate and hypersthene
is that
inosilicate is (chemistry|mineralogy) any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra while
hypersthene is (mineral) an inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.
hypersthene |
norite |
As nouns the difference between hypersthene and norite
is that
hypersthene is (mineral) an inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene while
norite is (mineralogy) a granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.