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Pyroxenes are common ferromagnesian silicate minerals found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. They form chains of silica tetrahedra with linked octahedral sites that can be filled by various cations. Pyroxenes show a distinct cleavage and may be colorless to dark colored depending on their composition. They commonly occur in mafic rocks along with olivine and calcic plagioclase. The main pyroxene groups are the monoclinic clinopyroxenes and orthorhombic orthopyroxenes which differ in their crystal structure
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