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Webster 1913 Edition

Bronzite

Bronz′ite

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
bronzite
.]
(Min.)
A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bronzite

BRONZ'ITE

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Noun.
[from bronze.] A mineral, called by Hauy diallage metalloide, nearly allied to Labrador hornblend,or hyperstene. It has a yellowish brown color and semi-metallic luster, approaching to that of bronze.
Bronzite is regarded by Cleaveland as a subspecies of diallage.

Definition 2024

bronzite

bronzite

English

Noun

bronzite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural bronzites)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of enstatite, often with a bronze-like lustre.

Etymology

bronze +‎ -ite

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