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ENSTATITA [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

An orthorhombic mineral ... of the pyroxene group consisting of magnesium silicate [usually] occurring massive and varying from grayish white to olive green and brown ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Minéral (silicate) commun des roches magmatiques basiques, du système cristallin orthorhombique, du groupe de l'orthopyrox, de couleur variable : blanc grisâtre, jaunâtre, vert olive, brun.

CONT

L'enstatite est fréquente dans les zones de métamorphisme, où elle est souvent transformée en serpentine ou en talc. [...] Peu fréquente en cristaux distincts [...], l'enstatite est le plus habituellement en grains [...] ou en masses lamellaires [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
DEF

Silicato de magnesio [...], perteneciente al grupo de los piroxenos rómbicos; entra en la composición de rocas básicas que contienen poca caliza.

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