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Etymology
From Bridgman + -ite. From 2014, named after American physicist Percy Bridgman (1882–1961), winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize for his work on high-pressure physics.
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bridgmanite (countable and uncountable, plural bridgmanites)
- The magnesium iron and calcium silicates (Mg,Fe)SiO3 and CaSiO3, which have a perovskite structure and are mainly found in the lower part of the mantle.
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