augite : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: augite	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for augite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
augite n dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Augite \Au"gite\ ([add]"j[imac]t), n. [L. augites, Gr. a'ygi`ths, fr. a'ygh` brightness: cf. F. augite.] A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene.