bronzite

[ bron-zahyt ]

noun

1. 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.

bronzite

/ ˈbrɒnzaɪt /

noun

1. a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen

Word History and Origins

Origin of bronzite¹

1810–20; bronze + -ite ¹; so called from its sheen

Example Sentences

To make fake asteroid dirt, technicians mix various minerals — including bronzite, which is sourced from jewellery suppliers as polished stones — compress them into bricks and then pulverize them.

From Nature

Frances Bronzite, 64, is visiting Golders Green from her home in Redbridge, Essex, to buy supplies for her son's engagement party.

From BBC

Mrs Bronzite says it is not just the threat of Islamist extremism that worries her, but also what she sees as a rise in right-wing anti-Semitism.

From BBC

Bronzite and hypersthene were known long before enstatite, which was first described by G.A.

From Project Gutenberg

Other minerals which have been found in eclogites are bronzite, olivine and glaucophane.

From Project Gutenberg