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Enstatite

www.gemluck.com Enstatite is a relatively common mineral and is found in metamorphic and some igneous rocks as well as in stony and iron meteorites. It forms a solid solution series with the minerals hypersthene and ferrosilite. A solid solution series occurs when two or more elements can substitute for each other in a crystal structure […]

Ceylon Natural Enstatite 頑火輝石(頑辉石)

  Enstatite is a mineral; the magnesium endmember of the pyroxene silicate mineral series enstatite – ferrosilite. Emerald green variety of enstatite is called chrome-enstatite. Mostly, That green is because of Chromium. Even though, Enstatite has weak double reflection (DR), It has strong Pleochroism. • Formula : MgSiO3 • Crystal System : Orthorhombic • Hardness […]