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Inosilicate vs Hypersthene - What's the difference?

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.

inosilicate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry, mineralogy) any silicate having interlocking chains of silicate tetrahedra

    • hypersthene

    English

    (wikipedia hypersthene)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.