hedenbergite

English

Etymology

Hedenberg +‎ -ite, after M. A. Ludwig Hedenberg.

Noun

hedenbergite (countable and uncountable, plural hedenbergites)

  1. (mineralogy) The iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.

Further reading

  • “Hedenbergite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • hedenbergite mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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