Which high-pressure mineral is named after Percy W. Bridgman?
Bridgmanite
Bridgmandoite
Bridgmanium
Bridgmanitite
Answer
Bridgmanite is a high-pressure mineral, which means it is only stable under extreme conditions, such as those found deep in the Earth's mantle. It was discovered in 1952 and named after Percy W. Bridgman, an American physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1946 for his work on the properties of matter at high pressures.
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