Orthopyroxene
Subhedral
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Description

Transparent colorless to green or brown. May be pleochroic from pale red to greenish (hypersthene). Low birefringence. Appear as stubby prisms and subhedral to anhedral crystals. Near-90 degree perfect cleavage. Moderately high relief.
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