Pyroxenes are class of silicate minerals, which exhibit a polymeric chain structure, as shown below Its simplest repeating unit is

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Pyroxenes are class of silicate minerals, which exhibit a polymeric chain structure, as shown below Its simplest repeating unit is, [ S i O 4 ] 4 -, [ S i O 3 ] 2 -, [ S i 2 O 7 ] 6 -, [ S i 4 O 11 ] 6 -

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In pyroxenes, there is a total of 3 oxygen atoms per silicon atom, so the simplest repeating unit is SiO 3 2 − or SiO 3 n 2n −

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