bredbergite Min.
(ˈbrɛdbəgaɪt)
[f. the name of B. G. Bredberg, who first described it: see -ite1.]
A name given by J. D. Dana in 1868 to a variety of andradite found at Sala, Sweden, which contains a large amount of magnesium.
| 1868 Dana Syst. Min. (ed. 5) 270 Lime-Magnesia Iron⁓garnet; Bredbergite. |