How do you use Pyroxenes in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Pyroxenes meaning
plural of pyroxene
Using Pyroxenes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of pyroxene
- In the example corpus, pyroxenes often appears in combinations such as: pyroxenes have.
Context around Pyroxenes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pyroxenes
- In this selection, "pyroxenes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, corresponding and cleave stand out and add context to how "pyroxenes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include amphiboles and pyroxenes and degrees whereas pyroxenes have cleavage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pyroxenes" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pyroxenes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Amphiboles are also specifically less dense than the corresponding pyroxenes. (10 words)
Two-directional cleavage is described as prismatic, and occurs in minerals such as the amphiboles and pyroxenes. (17 words)
The pyroxenes cleave in two directions at approximately 90°, whereas the amphiboles distinctively cleave in two directions separated by approximately 120° and 60°. (23 words)
The chief differences from pyroxenes are that (i) amphiboles contain essential hydroxyl (OH) or halogen (F, Cl) and (ii) the basic structure is a double chain of tetrahedra (as opposed to the single chain structure of pyroxene). (37 words)
Pyroxenes have a general structure formula of XY(Si 2 O 6 ), where X is an octahedral site, while Y can vary in coordination number from six to eight. (29 words)
Most apparent, in hand specimens, is that amphiboles form oblique cleavage planes (at around 120 degrees), whereas pyroxenes have cleavage angles of approximately 90 degrees. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Amphiboles are also specifically less dense than the corresponding pyroxenes.
Most apparent, in hand specimens, is that amphiboles form oblique cleavage planes (at around 120 degrees), whereas pyroxenes have cleavage angles of approximately 90 degrees.
Pyroxenes have a general structure formula of XY(Si 2 O 6 ), where X is an octahedral site, while Y can vary in coordination number from six to eight.
The chief differences from pyroxenes are that (i) amphiboles contain essential hydroxyl (OH) or halogen (F, Cl) and (ii) the basic structure is a double chain of tetrahedra (as opposed to the single chain structure of pyroxene).
The pyroxenes cleave in two directions at approximately 90°, whereas the amphiboles distinctively cleave in two directions separated by approximately 120° and 60°.
Two-directional cleavage is described as prismatic, and occurs in minerals such as the amphiboles and pyroxenes.
Common combinations with pyroxenes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: