orthoferrosilite

English

Noun

orthoferrosilite (plural orthoferrosilites)

(mineralogy) An iron silicate that crystallizes as an orthorhombic pyroxene

Further reading

“Orthoferrosilite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
“orthoferrosilite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

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