orthoferrosilite

English

Noun

orthoferrosilite (plural orthoferrosilites)

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

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Orthoferrosilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“orthoferrosilite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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