adjective
- relating to or containing pyroxene, a group of dark-colored silicate minerals found in igneous and metamorphic rocks
Usage: geological
Examples
- The pyroxenic minerals in the basalt gave the rock its dark appearance.
- Geologists identified pyroxenic crystals in the volcanic sample.
- The pyroxenic composition indicated the rock formed at high temperatures.
- Pyroxenic rocks are common in oceanic crust formations.
- The laboratory analysis revealed significant pyroxenic content in the specimen.