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Hedenbergite, CaFeSi2O6 (), is the iron-rich end member of the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system. The mineral is extremely rarely found as a pure substance, and usually has to be synthesized in a lab. It was named in 1819 after M.A. Ludwig Hedenberg, who was the first to define hedenbergite as a mineral. Contact metamorphic rocks high in iron are the primary geologic setting for hedenbergite. This mineral is unique because it can be found in chondrites and skarns (calc–silicate metamorphic rocks). As a member of the pyroxene family, it has generated considerable interest due to

Key facts

Mineral.name
Hedenbergite
Mineral.category
Inosilicate minerals (single chain)
Mineral.group
Pyroxene group, clinopyroxene subgroup
Mineral.image
Hedenbergite-Quartz-Hematite-54421.jpg
Mineral.imagesize
260px
Mineral.formula
CaFeSi2O6 ()
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Hd
Mineral.molweight
248.09 g/mol
Mineral.strunz
9.DA.15
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
C2/c
Mineral.color
Brownish green, black
Mineral.habit
Massive, prismatic crystals
Mineral.cleavage
Good on {110}
Mineral.fracture
Irregular
Mineral.tenacity
Brittle
Mineral.mohs
5.5–6.5

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Subclass of
mineralogy
Image
Mineral Hedemberguita GDFL041.jpg
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Commons category
Hedenbergite
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.DA.15
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.DA.15
solid solution series with
johannsenite
IMA Mineral Symbol
Hd
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VIII/D.01b
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