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enstatite
[ en-stuh-tahyt ]
noun
- a yellow-green fibrous magnesium silicate, an orthorhombic pyroxene found in norites containing less than five percent ferrous oxide.
enstatite
/ ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt /
noun
- a grey, green, yellow, or brown pyroxene mineral consisting of magnesium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg 2 Si 2 O 6
enstatite
/ ĕn′stə-tīt′ /
- A glassy, usually yellowish gray orthorhombic variety of pyroxene. It is usually found in igneous rocks and meteorites. Chemical formula: Mg 2 Si 2 O 6 .
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Other Words From
- en·sta·tit·ic [en-st, uh, -, tit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enstatite1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enstatite1
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Example Sentences
Hornblende is green, rarely brownish; augite pale green or nearly colourless; enstatite appears in some granulite-gneisses.
The hornblende of granites is usually pale green in section, the augite and enstatite nearly colourless.
Enstatite is white, greenish or brown in colour; its hardness is 5, and sp.
In this connexion mention may be made of an altered form of enstatite or bronzite known as bastite or schiller-spar.
Other dacites, especially augite- and enstatite-dacites, are darker coloured.
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