pigeonite

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Etymology

From pigeon +‎ -ite, named from its type locality on Lake Superior's shores at Pigeon Point, Minnesota, United States.

Noun

pigeonite (countable and uncountable, plural pigeonites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.

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