enstatite
enstatite
Common silicate mineral in the pyroxene family. It is the stable form of magnesium silicate (MgSiO, 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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