hypersthene
[hahy-pers-theen]
- a dark iron magnesium silicate, an orthorhombic pyroxene containing more than 14 percent ferrous oxide.
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Hypersthene (or bronzite) is characteristic of another group.
Hypersthene, when present, is often strikingly pleochroic in colours varying from pink to bright green.
Some contain biotite, others augite or hypersthene; many have a small amount of quartz.
Green augite and hypersthene form a considerable part of these rocks, they may contain also biotite, hornblende and quartz.
It may be noted also that hypersthene shows a tendency to magmatic alteration, although only rarely.
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hypersthene
- a green, brown, or black pyroxene mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: (Mg,Fe) 2 Si 2 O 6
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Word Origin
C19: from hyper- + Greek sthenos strength
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