ENSTATITE


Meaning of ENSTATITE in English

Common silicate mineral in the pyroxene family.

It is the stable form of magnesium silicate (MgSiO 3 , often with up to 10% iron) in magnesium-and iron-rich igneous rock types. Enstatite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (three unequal axes at right angles to each other).

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