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
- hedenbergitic
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Hedenbergite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “hedenbergite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.