A member of the pyroxene group of minerals, this mineral occurs in metamorphosed iron formations and as xenoliths in kimberlite. It was named after M.A. Ludwig Hedenbers, Swedish chemist, who first described the species.
Minerals
A member of the pyroxene group of minerals, this mineral occurs in metamorphosed iron formations and as xenoliths in kimberlite. It was named after M.A. Ludwig Hedenbers, Swedish chemist, who first described the species.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College