hedenbergite
English
Etymology
Hedenberg + -ite, after M. A. Ludwig Hedenberg.
Noun
hedenbergite (countable and uncountable, plural hedenbergites)
- (mineralogy) The iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Hedenbergite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “hedenbergite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
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