Plural: augites
ETYM Latin augites, Greek aygites, from ayge brightness: cf. French augite.
Dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium.
1. A usually black or dark green mineral that consists of aluminous pyroxene and is found especially in igneous rocks.
2. Pyroxene.
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Bledozeleni dragi kamen, sastoji se iz silicije, magnezije, gvožđa i kreča, ponajviše kao sastojak vulkanskih stena; zove se i tirkiz, piroksen.