orthoferrosilite

English

Noun

orthoferrosilite (plural orthoferrosilites)

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

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Orthoferrosilite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “orthoferrosilite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.