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Definition of Enstatite

Enstatite
Enstatite En"sta*tite, n. [Named fr. Gr. ? an adversary, because infusible before the blowpipe.] (Min.) A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.

Meaning of Enstatite from wikipedia

- Enstatite is a mineral; the magnesium endmember of the pyroxene silicate mineral series enstatite (MgSiO3) – ferrosilite (FeSiO3). The magnesium rich...
- preferring to categorise this mineral as enstatite or ferrosilite. It forms a solid solution series with the minerals enstatite and ferrosilite, being a mid-way...
- of the various classification schemes is provided in the table below. Enstatite chondrites (also known as E-type chondrites) are a rare form of meteorite...
- Enstatite chondrites (E-type chondrites) are a rare form of meteorite, rich in the mineral enstatite. Only about 200 E-Type chondrites are currently[when...
- chondrite class H chondrite group L chondrite group LL chondrite group Enstatite chondrite class EH chondrite group EL chondrite group Other chondrite...
- calcium–iron–magnesium pyroxenes are defined in the 'pyroxene quadrilateral'. The enstatite-ferrosilite series ([Mg,Fe]SiO3) includes the common rock-forming mineral...
- Dolomite Dumortierite Ekanite Elbaite Emerald Trapiche emerald (var.) Enstatite Bronzite Hypersthene Eosphorite Epidote Piemontite Erythrite Esperite...
- with enstatite and hypersthene to the orthorhombic series of the group. Rather than a distinct species, it is really a ferriferous variety of enstatite, which...
- the orthopyroxene enstatite and are often called enstatite achondrites. Their igneous origin separates them from primitive enstatite achondrites and means...
- plausible. Their spectra are similar to those of iron meteorites and enstatite chondrites, and radar observations have shown that their radar albedos...