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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A vitreous dark-green or black mineral of the pyroxene group, occurring in small brilliant triclinic crystals in beds of magnetic iron ore and in veins of quartz and feldspar. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and calcium.
Wiktionary
- n. A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Min.) A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.
Etymologies
- Named for Dr. Babbington (Wiktionary)
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Minerals and Mineralogy
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