Crossword-Solution: BRONZITE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Bronzite | n. | A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family. |
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| type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen | 1 answer |
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BRONZITE, a member of the pyroxene group of minerals, belonging with enstatite and hypersthene to the orthorhombic series of the group.
Enstatite is magnesium metasilicate, MgSiO_3, with the magnesia partly replaced by small amounts (up to about 5%) of ferrous oxide; in the bronzite variety, (Mg,Fe)SiO_3, the ferrous oxide ranges from about 5 to 14%, and with still more iron there is a passage to hypersthene.
The cleavage surfaces therefore exhibit a metallic sheen or "schiller," which is even more pronounced in hypersthene than in bronzite.
The colour of bronzite is green or brown; its specific gravity is about 3.2-3.3, varying with the amount of iron present.
Like enstatite, bronzite is a constituent of many basic igneous rocks, such as norites, gabbros, and especially peridotites, and of the serpentines which have been derived from them.