D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Augite

/(a̤"jīt)/ · Au·gite · IPA
01 n. A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the gene…
  1. 1.
    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.