As nouns the difference between orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene
is that orthopyroxene is any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals while clinopyroxene is any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
orthopyroxene
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals
See also
* bronzite
* enstatite
* eulite
* ferrohypersthene
* hypersthene
* orthoferrosilite
clinopyroxene
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(mineral) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.