bronzite
Sign in to savethumb|Bronzite variety from the Bare Hills copper mine, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (size: 9.6 x 7.5 x 4.9 cm) thumb|Bronzitite, thin section of a rock made of olivine and pyroxene, mostly bronzite. Photomicrograph, viewed with polarized light.
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Vinony's link graph records 28 inbound references to bronzite, and connects out to pyroxene, Montana and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including Iron(II) minerals, Orthopyroxene subgroup and Orthorhombic minerals.
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thumb|Bronzite variety from the Bare Hills copper mine, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (size: 9.6 x 7.5 x 4.9 cm) thumb|Bronzitite, thin section of a rock made of olivine and pyroxene, mostly bronzite. Photomicrograph, viewed with polarized light.
Bronzite is a member of the pyroxene group of minerals, belonging with enstatite and hypersthene to the orthorhombic series of the group. Rather than a distinct species, it is really a ferriferous variety of enstatite, which owing to partial alteration has acquired a bronze-like sub-metallic luster on the cleavage surfaces.
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