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enstatite

Common silicate mineral in the pyroxene family. It is the stable form of magnesium silicate (MgSiO3, often with up to 10% iron) in magnesium- and iron-rich igneous rock types. Enstatite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (three unequal axes at right angles to each other).
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Orthopyroxene forms in primitive (high-MgO) basalts but as differentiation proceeds, it is replaced by pigeonite once the enstatite component falls below 60 to 70 atomic percent.
Igneous rock associations 4. Oceanic island volcanism I mineralogy ... by Mallory-Greenough, Leanne M. / Geoscience Canada
That mineral also predominates in a group of meteorites called enstatite achondrites.
Matching meteorites with their parents by Cowen, Ron / Science News
Thermometry of the A15/4 diopside using the enstatite solvus (Nimis & Taylor 2000) indicates at least 42% of grains in the diamond zone.
Tsodilo Resources Limited Releases Detailed Report On The Mineral ... by Business Wire
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