Enstatite
Mg₂Si₂O₆
Pyroxene mineral
Properties
- Chemical formula
- Mg₂Si₂O₆
- Group
- Oxides
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 5,5
- Color
- White
- Luster
- —
- Streak
- Grey
- Density
- 3,2 g/cm³
- Cleavage
- —
- Fracture
- —
- Tenacity
- —
- Crystal habit
- —
- Transparency
- —
- Space group
- 61
- Fluorescence
- —
- Magnetism
- —
- Radioactivity
- —
- Refractive index
- —
- Optical character
- —
- Birefringence
- —
- Pleochroism
- —
- Strunz classification
- 9.DA.05
- Dana classification
- 65.1.2.1
- IMA status
- Approved mineral and/or valid name (A)
- IMA symbol
- En
- Locality
- —
- Type locality
- —
- Discovery year
- —
Etymology
Named after adversary
Source: Wikidata
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