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Orthopyroxene vs Acapulcoite - What's the difference?

orthopyroxene | acapulcoite |

As nouns the difference between orthopyroxene and acapulcoite

is that orthopyroxene is (mineralogy) any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals while acapulcoite is acapulcoite.

orthopyroxene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals

    • See also

    * bronzite * enstatite * eulite * ferrohypersthene * hypersthene * orthoferrosilite

    acapulcoite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A primitive achondrite composed of fine-grained olivine, orthopyroxene, plagioclase and troilite.