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PRESENTING byAzhar mahmood”
PYROXENE GROUP OF MINERALS
HISTORY……….INTRO…………..EXPLAINATION…..IDENTIFYING……USES………..
HISTORYNamed in 1796 by Rene Just Haüy from the
Greek words for FIRE and STRANGER . Pyroxene was named because of its presence in a glassy or vitreous lava. Pyroxene was originally what might now be called "AUGITE", but the name
has been raised as a group name of structurally and chemically similar minerals.
INTRODUCTION
Pyroxene is found in extrusive igneous rocks.
Like :BASALT, DECITE
Pyroxene is found in intrusive igneous rocks.
Like: DIORIT,GABBRO
EXPLAINATION
“ON THE BASIS OF CRYSTAL SYSTEM”On the basis of crystal system PYROXENE subdivided into
2 groups.
PYROXENE
Orthopyroxenes(Orthorhombic)
Clinopyroxenes(Monoclinic)
(FeMg)2Si2O6 Ca(MgFe)Si2O6
ORTHOPYROXENECa2Si2O6 Walxonite
Mg2Si2O6 Fe2Si2O6
ENSTATITE FERROSILITE
Hypersthene50 MOL %
5 MOL % 5 MOL %
CLINOPYROXENESWollastonite Ca2Si2O6
Mg2Si2O6 Fe2Si2O650 mol %
5 mol %10 mol %Pigeonite
Diopside Hedenbergite50 mol % CaMgSi2O6
55 mol %CaFeSi2O6
AUGITE
The grey areasrepresent miscbility gap..
IDENTIFYING ORTHOPYROXENE
• All pyroxenes are biaxial.• Opx has p low birefringence (first
order red• maximum) and good cleavage.• ‐ Section parallel to c = 1 cleavage.• ‐ Section perpendicular to c = 2.• Weakly coloured (pink or green),
generally• colourless.• Weak pale green, pale red, or pale
purple• pleochroism in some grains.
IDENTIFYING CLINOPYROXENE
• All pyroxenes are biaxial.• Cpx has low birefringence• (blues to yellow maximum) and
good• cleavage.• ‐ Section parallel to c = 1
cleavage.• ‐ Section perpendicular to c = 2.• Colourless to grey, or pale
green/brown, with• variation associated with
pleochroism. More• Fe‐rich species – higher
pleochroism.
USES• A pyroxene is an
important mined source of lithium, used in heat-resistant ceramics, medication, and batteries.