augite

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augite

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin augītēs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Derived terms

• aegirine-augite
• augitic

Translations

pyroxene mineral

Armenian: ավգիտ (hy) (avgit) Catalan: augita f Estonian: augiit Finnish: augiitti French: augite (fr) f Georgian: ავგიტი (avgiṭi) German: Augit (de) m Italian: augite f Polish: augit (pl) m Romanian: augit n Russian: авги́т (ru) m (avgít) Spanish: augita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025), “Augite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “augite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ʒit/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

augite f (plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) augite

Descendants

• → Romanian: augit

Further reading

• “augite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈd͡ʒi.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: au‧gì‧te

Noun

augite f (plural augiti)

1. (mineralogy) augite

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