pigeonite

English

Etymology

From pigeon +‎ -ite, named from its type locality on Lake Superior's shores at Pigeon Point, Minnesota, United States.

Noun

pigeonite (countable and uncountable, plural pigeonites)

1. (mineralogy) Any monoclinic pyroxene that is a mixed calcium, magnesium and ferrous silicate.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: pigeoniitti

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Pigeonite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “pigeonite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.