Bronzite


a greenish-brown or black mineral with a bronzelike luster, an orthorhombic pyroxene, (Mg,Fe) 2 (Si 2 O 6), intermediate in composition between enstatite and hypersthene.
Historical Examples

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 Various
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 Various
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2 Various

noun
a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen

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