BRONZ'ITE,noun [from bronze.] A mineral, called by Hauy diallage metalloide, nearly allied to Labrador hornblend, or hyperstene. It has a yellowish brown color and semi-metallic luster, approaching to that of bronze. Bronzite is regarded by Cleaveland as a subspecies of diallage.
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