Bronzite
A variety of Enstatite
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About Bronzite
Formula:
(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Name:
Named for the bronze-like submetallic luster on the characteristic cleavage surfaces.
A variety of Enstatite
An iron(II)-bearing variety of enstatite.
The iron-dominant member is ferrosilite.
See also the obsolete hypersthene, a mid-way member between enstatite and ferrosilite.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Bronzite.
An iron(II)-bearing variety of enstatite.
The iron-dominant member is ferrosilite.
See also the obsolete hypersthene, a mid-way member between enstatite and ferrosilite.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Bronzite.Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
5293 (as Bronzite)
1384 (as Enstatite)
1384 (as Enstatite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:5293:7 (as Bronzite)
mindat:1:1:1384:6 (as Enstatite)
mindat:1:1:1384:6 (as Enstatite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
f58bc754-7ae7-4388-9dcc-b574b9eb82fd (as Bronzite)
7cd8d7a5-0b99-42d3-9a7a-f5e201bc9edd (as Enstatite)
7cd8d7a5-0b99-42d3-9a7a-f5e201bc9edd (as Enstatite)
Chemistry of Bronzite
Mindat Formula:
(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Elements listed:
Other Language Names for Bronzite
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 48 photos of Bronzite associated with Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| 43 photos of Bronzite associated with Meteoritic Iron | |
| 4 photos of Bronzite associated with Iron | Fe |
| 3 photos of Bronzite associated with Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| 3 photos of Bronzite associated with Picotite | (Fe,Mg)(Al,Cr)2O4 |
| 2 photos of Bronzite associated with Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| 1 photo of Bronzite associated with Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| 1 photo of Bronzite associated with H3-4 chondrite meteorite | |
| 1 photo of Bronzite associated with Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| 1 photo of Bronzite associated with Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Bronzite in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Bronzite
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References for Bronzite
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Localities for Bronzite
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The Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Antarctica | |
| Himmelberg et al. (1977) |
| Ikeda Yukio (1988) |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
| Yabuki (1978) +1 other reference | |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
| Yabuki (1978) | |
Argentina | |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1997 61 : 861-877 |
Australia | |
| www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) |
| Formation of Platiniferous Sulfide ... +1 other reference |
| New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references |
| New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references | |
| The Nallah Meteorite +2 other references | |
| Canadian Mineralogist +1 other reference |
| Hamlyn (1975) |
| New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references |
| New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references | |
| McCall et al. (1966) |
| Marston (1984) |
| Trommsdorff et al. (1968) |
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| The Wiluna Meteorite Fall +1 other reference |
| New Material From +1 other reference |
Austria | |
| Exel (1993) |
| Siddiqi (1971) |
| Neschen (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| Wolfgang Ecker collection |
| KIESSLING (1930b) |
| Exel (1993) |
| Mason (1976) | |
| Exel (1993) |
| Postl (1981) |
| Chris Auer collection | |
| Niedermayr (1993) |
| Roland Nilica collection (analysed) |
| H.Schabereiter |
Brazil | |
| Candia et al. (1997) |
| Candia et al. (1997) | |
Burkina Faso | |
| www.lpi.usra.edu (n.d.) |
Canada | |
| Mundt |
| Laarman |
| castaing.eps.mcgill.ca (n.d.) |
| Thomson et al. (1981) |
China | |
| Kuiren Wang and Junxin Wang (1987) +1 other reference |
| Hong et al. (1999) |
| Proceedings 30th Intl Geol Cong Vol 16 ... |
| Lishe Wang et al. (2008) |
| Research Group of Suizhou Meteorite (1986) |
| Wang et al. (1977) |
| Lunar and Planetary Science |
| Zicheng Chen (1991) |
| Huiwen Liu et al. (2014) |
| www.meteorites4sale.net (n.d.) |
| Fengmei Chai et al. (2006) |
| Chunming Han et al. (2007) |
Cuba | |
| Yin et al. (2021) |
Czech Republic | |
| Kratochvíl |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
| Pauliš |
| Bernard J. H. et al. Mineralogie ... |
| Kopa |
| Čech |
| Welser |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
| Rost R.: Doplňky k mineralogii ... |
| ĎUĎA |
| Kopa | |
| pruvodce.geol.morava.sci.muni.cz (n.d.) |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
East Timor | |
Finland | |
| 33 IGC excursion No 15 |
| 5th International Platinum Symposium ... +1 other reference |
| Econ Geol (1986) +1 other reference | |
| Järvinen et al. (2019) |
France | |
| Leblanc et al. (1987) |
| Leblanc et al. (1987) |
| FORESTIER F. H. (1969) |
| Forestier (1964) |
| Belot (1978) |
| T. Sameshima et al. |
| Inventaire Minéralogique de la France ... |
Germany | |
| Tschermak (1884,1885) |
| F. Müller: "Bayerns steinreiche Ecke" et al. (Hof) |
| Hentschel (1960) |
| Ramdohr (1969) |
| Mori et al. (1981) |
| Möhl (1868) |
| Köster (1960) |
| Tuček K.: Meteority a jejich výskyt v ... |
| Lapis 11 (7/8) |
| Vollstädt (1979) |
| www.mineralienatlas.de (n.d.) |
Greece | |
| Dabitzias |
Greenland | |
| Bøggild (1953) |
| Bøggild (1953) |
Hungary | |
| Kimura et al. (1998) |
India | |
| STripathi et al. (2000) |
Iran | |
| Pourkhorsandi et al. (2019) |
| Pourkhorsandi et al. (2019) | |
| Pourkhorsandi et al. (2019) | |
| Ward (1901) |
Italy | |
| Baldanza (1965) +1 other reference |
| Piolti (1896) |
| 86 (in German) +1 other reference |
| Clarke et al. (1975) |
Ivory Coast | |
| Gouedji et al. (2014) |
Japan | |
| Masaru Yamaguchi (1964) |
| M. Yamaguchi (1961) |
| Masaru Yamaguchi (1964) |
| Masaru Yamaguchi (1964) |
| Masaru Yamaguchi (1964) |
| Masaru Yamaguchi (1964) |
| Sadanaga et al. (1974) |
| Momma et al. (2015) | |
Lesotho | |
| American Mineralogist (1968) |
| Field et al. (2008) |
Madagascar | |
| Razakamanana et al. (2006 ) |
| Michel Arliguie collection & photo (photo id 907291) | |
Namibia | |
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New Zealand | |
| Hackett W R. |
| Brothers et al. (1981) |
| Brothers et al. (1981) | |
| Mason (1968) |
| Battey (1962) |
Norway | |
| Augsten (2014) |
| Sørensen (1955) |
| Hermans et al. (1976) |
| Jean-Clair Duchesne ed. (2001) |
| Svensen (2004) |
| Duchesne (1999) |
| Bøe (2001) |
| Holtedahl (1953) |
Philippines | |
| Fournelle et al. (1996) |
Poland | |
| Karwowski et al. (2015) |
| Białowolska A. 1973 - Geochemia ... |
| Spangenberg et al. (1949) |
| Spangenberg et al. (1949) | |
| Chodyniecka L. (1969) |
| Karwowski Ł. 2003: The new ... |
Portugal | |
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Republic of the Congo | |
| Bull. Soc. Franç. Minéralo. ... |
Romania | |
| Szakáll |
Russia | |
| Kepezhinskas et al. (2023) +1 other reference |
| Spiridonov et al. (2019) |
| Spiridonov et al. (2019, April) | |
| Spiridonov et al. (2018) | |
| Kislov +1 other reference | |
| Podlipsky et al. (2015) |
| Skolotnev et al. (2018, March) |
| Erokhin et al. (2016) |
| Orsoev et al. (1985) +1 other reference |
| Erokhin et al. (2018) |
| Trunilina et al. (2022) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Ďuďa | |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Koděra (1986) | |
| Koděra (1986) | |
| Háber et al. (Dankova, SGR Mnts) |
| Pauliš P. | |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Koděra (1986) |
| Koděra (1986) |
Solomon Islands | |
| Allen et al. (1965) +3 other references |
| Allen et al. (1965) | |
South Africa | |
| Lightfoot et al. (1984) |
| Field et al. (2008) |
| Anhaeusser et al. (1978) |
| Lionnet et al. (2007) |
| Econ Geol (1986) | |
Spain | |
| Alejandro Sánchez Jiménez |
| Romero Silva (2003) +1 other reference |
| B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference |
| B. Azambre et al. +1 other reference | |
Sweden | |
| A.E.Törnebohm: About Taberg in ... |
| Wilke (1997) |
Switzerland | |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
| Stalder et al. (1998) |
Tanzania | |
| J.B. Dawson |
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| Zwaan et al. (1974) |
UK | |
| Hall (1868) |
| Mason (1976) | |
| Render (n.d.) |
Ukraine | |
| Kvasnytsya et al. (2001) |
| Keidel (1965) |
USA | |
| Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis ... |
| Van Gosen (2005) |
| Van Gosen (2005) | |
| Hanks (1884) +1 other reference |
| Whitfield (1890) +1 other reference |
| Pemberton (1983) |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 59. +1 other reference |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Meteoritics |
| Cook (1978) |
| - (2005) |
| White |
| Smith (1877) |
| Farrington et al. (1915) |
| Farrington |
| Graham et al. (1985) |
| Smith (1877) |
| Houston |
| Ostrander (1940) |
| Jat Thompson Collection |
| Gems and Minerals of America - Jay ... | |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| Aldrich et al. (1965) | |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| Heinrich et al. (2004) |
| USGS Open-File Report 89-76 |
| Gobla (2012) |
| British Museum specimen (BM 1981,134) |
| USGS Bulletin 1674E | |
| USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map ... | |
| Gobla (2012) | |
| Gobla (2012) | |
| Corkery (2002) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Bronzite (1969) |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 |
| Kevin Czaja Collection |
| Rocks & Minerals 82:472-483 |
| Charles Palache |
| North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report (2006) |
| www.John Betts.- fine minerals.com |
| - (n.d.) |
| joseph Hyde Pratt and Joseph Volney Lewis (1905) | |
| Genth | |
| Pratt (1933) | |
| Mason (1976) | |
| North Carolina NOA Site Screening ... +1 other reference | |
| Hunter (1941) | |
| North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report (2006) | |
| Wilson et al. (1978) | |
| Wilson et al. (1978) |
| - (2005) |
| Rocks and Minerals (1985) +1 other reference | |
| Wilson et al. (1978) | |
| Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis ... | |
| Meteroitical Bulletin Database |
| - (n.d.) |
| Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis ... | |
| - (n.d.) |
| Genth | |
| Wilson et al. (1978) +1 other reference |
| Saul Krotki collection |
| Museum Victoria Collections Specimen E ... |
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| Dietrich (1990) |
| Jérome et al. (1972) +1 other reference |
| W.D.Hausel |
The Moon | |
Summit Rock, Klamath County, Oregon, USA