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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Augite \Au"gite\ ([add]"j[imac]t), n. [L. augites, Gr a'ygi`ths, fr a'ygh` brightness: cf F. augite.] A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term pyroxene. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: augite n : dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
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