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Pigeonite vs Eucrite - What's the difference?

pigeonite | eucrite |

As nouns the difference between pigeonite and eucrite

is that pigeonite is (mineralogy) any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate while eucrite is (geology) an achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite.

pigeonite

English

Noun

(wikipedia pigeonite) (en noun)
  • (mineralogy) any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate

    • eucrite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) An achondritic meteoritic rock consisting chiefly of pigeonite and anorthite

    • Derived terms

    *eucritic

    Coordinate terms

    *diogenite *howardite

    See also

    *(wikipedia "eucrite")