Meaning of Pyroxene | Babel Free
paɪˈɹɒk.siːnDefinitions
Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
Equivalents
Examples
“By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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