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Orthopyroxene vs Clinopyroxene - What's the difference?

orthopyroxene | clinopyroxene |

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.