Enstatite

Image

Enstatite specimen from Tanzania

© Photo by Greg Polley, via Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Properties

Formula Mg2Si2O6
Abbreviation En
Variant Fe
Classification Orthopyroxene
Luminescence emitters Mn, Unspecified
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1988 s.p.)
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Related materials Clinoenstatite, Protoenstatite
Tags Mineral, Silicate, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Si 2
O 6
Mg 2
Total: 10

References

Reference Lines Spectra Images
Derham et al. 1964 2 0 0
Leverenz 1968, p230 1 0 0