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pi•geon•ite
(pij′ə nīt′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
- Mineralogya monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO3 and CaMg(SiO3)2.
- 1895–1900; named after Pigeon Point, NE Minnesota; see -ite1