Hypersthene

What do we mean by hypersthene?

A green, brown, or black splintery, cleavable pyroxene mineral, essentially (Fe,Mg)2Si2O6. noun

A mineral related to pyroxene, but orthorhombic in crystallization. noun

An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface. noun

An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene noun

An inosilicate that is an orthorhombic pyroxene.

Words that are spelled similarly to hypersthene:
hypersthene, hypersthenic, hypersphere, hypersthenia.

Adjectives that are often used to describe hypersthene:
normative, pleochroic, little, phenocrystic, enstatite, olivine, rich, much, diopside, minor, pleochroitic, massive, orthorhombic, porphyritic, bronzite, hyalopilitic, granular, original, augite, pale, andesite, plagioclase, pilotaxitic, modal, microphenocrystic, hornblende, powdered, pink, normal, detrital, green, unaltered, abundant, idiomorphic, black, dominant, accessory, provisional, typical.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective hypersthene:
andesite, gabbro, andesites, rock, chondrites, gabbros, chondrite, plagioclase, bearing, basalt, augite, series, granite, diorite, dacite, augiteandesites, gneisses, diopside, gneiss, diabase, assemblages, akerite, dolerite, soda, fels, hornblende, basalts, crystals, granulites.

Words that sound like hypersthene:
hairston, hyperon, hyperfine, saperstein, shy person, horseman, horsemen, hopson, heparin, hooperman, horsman, hircine, harsin, hyperemia, harston, horsin, hypericum, hypesthesia.