Clinopyroxene Subgroup

The clinopyroxene subgroup includes:

aegirine: NaFe3+Si2O6
augite: (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6
burnettite: CaVAlSiO6
clinoenstatite: Mg2Si2O6
clinoferrosilite: Fe2+2Si2O6
davisite: CaScAlSiO6
diopside: CaMgSi2O6
esseneite: CaFe3+AlSiO6
grossmanite: Ca(Ti3+,Mg,Ti4+)AlSiO6
hedenbergite: CaFe2+Si2O6
jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
jervisite: NaSc3+Si2O6
johannsenite: CaMnSi2O6
kosmochlor: NaCr3+Si2O6
kushiroite: CaAlAlSiO6
namansilite: NaMn3+Si2O6
omphacite: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6
pigeonite: (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6
spodumene: LiAlSi2O6

The clinopyroxene subgroup is a member of the pyroxene group

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