Meanings
plural hedenbergites
- countableuncountablechemistryThe iron-rich endmember of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From German Hedenberg + -ite, after M. A. Ludwig Hedenberg.
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