bronzite

[ bron-zahyt ]
/ ˈbrɒn zaɪt /

noun

a greenish-brown or black mineral with a bronzelike luster, an orthorhombic pyroxene, (Mg,Fe)2(Si2O6), intermediate in composition between enstatite and hypersthene.

Origin of bronzite

1810–20; bronze + -ite1; so called from its sheen

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British Dictionary definitions for bronzite

bronzite
/ (ˈbrɒnzaɪt) /

noun

a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen