hedenbergite
[ hed-n-ber-gahyt ]
/ ˈhɛd n bərˌgaɪt /
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noun
a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO3)2, that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
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Origin of hedenbergite
1815–25; named after L. Hedenberg, early 19th-century Swedish chemist; see -ite1
Words nearby hedenbergite
hectostere, Hecuba, he'd, Hedda Gabler, heddle, hedenbergite, heder, hedera, hedge, hedge apple, hedge fund
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