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bronzite

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | 233 words | Copyright

bronzite Old-fashioned name for an orthopyroxene (an orthorhombic pyroxene mineral) with a composition in the range (Mg1.4Fe0.6)Si2O6 to (Mg1.8Fe0.2)Si2O6; occurs in basic and ultrabasic igneous rocks and some rare metamorphic rocks.

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