pigeonite

[ pij-uh-nahyt ]

nounMineralogy.
  1. a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO3 and CaMg(SiO3)2.

Origin of pigeonite

1
1895–1900; named after Pigeon Point, NE Minnesota; see -ite1

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