Enstatite
Properties
| Formulas | Mg2Si2O6, (Mg,FeII)2Si2O6 |
| Abbreviation | En |
| Variant | Fe |
| Classification | Orthopyroxene |
| Luminescence emitters | Fe, Mn, Si-O, Unspecified |
| IMA Status | Approved (IMA 1988 s.p.) |
| Search other databases | webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database |
| Related materials | Clinoenstatite, Protoenstatite |
| Tags | Mineral, Silicate, Silicate |
Composition
| Element | Atoms |
|---|---|
| Si | 2 |
| O | 6 |
| Mg | 2 |
| Total: | 10 |
References
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Lines | Spectra | Images | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derham et al. 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Laukamp et al. 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leverenz 1968, p230 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tarashchan 1978 | 1 | 0 | 0 |