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Some of these are glass, and others have spinel and pyroxene. en.wikipedia.org

In tholeiitic basalt, pyroxene (augite and orthopyroxene or pigeonite) and calcium-rich plagioclase are common phenocryst minerals. en.wikipedia.org

Ida's regolith is composed of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. en.wikipedia.org

Usually it coexists with hornblende or actinolite, magnesium clinochlore chlorite, talc, serpentine-antigorite minerals or metamorphic pyroxene. en.wikipedia.org

The mineral composition is variable, but commonly contains mica and pyroxene while porphyroblasts of pyroxene, cordierite or andulusite also develop. en.wikipedia.org

The presence of aegerine (sodium pyroxene) and riebeckite (sodium amphibole) are indicative of peralkaline conditions. en.wikipedia.org

Examples of silicate minerals in the crust include those in the pyroxene, amphibole, mica, and feldspar groups. en.wikipedia.org

However, basalts may remain quite black if primary pyroxene does not revert to chlorite or actinolite. en.wikipedia.org

The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. en.wikipedia.org

It contains plagioclase, olivine, pyroxene and ilmenite as some of its major minerals. en.wikipedia.org

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