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Enstatite

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Bildbreite: 3 mm; Fundort: Mayener Bellerberg, Mayener Feld, Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Deutschland
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried
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Locality: Mayener Bellerberg / Bellerberg / Ettringen / Mayen / Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis / Rheinland-Pfalz / Deutschland
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Größe: 1,3 mm; Fundort: Canteras de la Aljorra, La Aljorra, Campo de Cartagena, Murcia, Spanien
Collection: Domenico Preite
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2011-06-13
Locality: La Aljorra Quarries / La Aljorra / Sierra de Cartagena / Murcia / Spanien
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Bildbreite: 3 mm; Fundort: Roc de Courlande, Chastreix, Monts-Dore-Massiv, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Frankreich
Copyright: Jean-Marc Johannet
Contribution: Hg 2009-07-23
Locality: Roc de Courlande / Chastreix / Issoire, Arrondissement / Puy-de-Dôme, Département / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Region / Frankreich
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Bildbreite: 3 mm; Fundort Stbr. Caspar, Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel
Copyright: Stephan Wolfsried
Contribution: Hg 2007-03-26
Locality: Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar) / Bellerberg / Ettringen / Mayen / Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis / Rheinland-Pfalz / Deutschland
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Copyright: Jean-Marc Johannet
Contribution: Hg 2009-07-23
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Enstatit (SNr: A027973)

Langtafelige gelbe Kristalle, BB = 3,4 mm, Fundort: Stbr. Caspar, Ettringer Bellerberg, Ettringen, Eifel, Deutschland.
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2014-08-18
Locality: Ettringer Bellerberg (Stbr. Caspar) / Bellerberg / Ettringen / Mayen / Mayen-Koblenz-Kreis / Rheinland-Pfalz / Deutschland

Collectors Summary

Color weiß, gelblich grün, braun, grünlichweiß, grau
Streak color grau
Lustre Perlmuttglanz, Glasglanz
Hardness (Mohs) 5 - 6
Cleavages deutlich, gut {210}
Fracture unregelmäßig, uneben
Solubility + HF
Crystal System orthorhombisch, Pbca

Additional information / Summary

Siehe auch nach Enstatit in unserem Mineralienportrait über Pyroxene

Chemism

Chem­ical formula

Mg2Si2O6

Chem­ical com­po­si­tion

Magnesium, Silicium, Sauerstoff

Unit weight: 200.77776 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 10

Info

Empirical formula:

Mg2Si2O6

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Oxygen

O

47.81

6

60.00

15.9994300

95.9965800
Magnesium

Mg

24.21

2

20.00

24.3050600

48.6101200
Silicon

Si

27.98

2

20.00

28.0855300

56.1710600

Anal­y­sis wt%

SiO2 : 57.73, Al2O3 : 0.95, Fe2O3 : 0.42, Cr2O3 : 0.46, FeO : 3.57, MgO : 36.13, H2O : 0.56 (Ref: Am.J.Sci.52)

Strunz 9th edi­tion incl. updates

9.DA.05

9: Silikate (Germanate)
D: Ketten- und Bandsilikate (Inosilikate)
A: Ketten- und Bandsilikate mit 2 periodischen Ketten SiO6; Pyroxen-Familie
05:Orthopyroxene

Lapis Clas­sifica­tion

VIII/F.02-010

VIII: SILIKATE
F: Ketten- und Bandsilikate
2: Zweierketten [Si2O6] 4-; Pyroxen-Gruppe; Orthopyroxene

Clas­sifica­tion by Hölzel

9.DE.100

9: SILICATES
D: Inosilicates; ~[Si2O6]4--...2-Chain
E: Orthorhombic Pyroxenes and Pyroxenoides
1: Enstatite-Group

Hey's Chem­ical Index of Min­er­als

14.04.02

14: Silicates not Containing Aluminum
04: Silicates of Mg

Dana 8th edi­tion

65.01.02.01

65: Inosilicate Minerals
01: Inosilicates Inosilicate Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2
02: Orthopyroxenes

IMA sta­tus

Anerkannt von der CNMNC, Pyroxen Subkommittee (1988)

Min­eral sta­tus

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Clas­sifica­tion

 Pyroxene group  ⇒ Orthopyroxene group

Optical Properties

Color

weiß, gelblich grün, braun, grünlichweiß, grau

Streak color

grau

Diaphane­ity (Trans­parency)

durchscheinend bis opak

Lus­tre

Perlmuttglanz, Glasglanz

max. Birefrin­gence

0.008
Birefringence chart\! Enstatite title=Birefringence chart Enstatite

Michel-Levy Color Chart viewed according to the maximum birefringence (at 30μm). Mineral color is not taken into account. Click on the image to enlarge or change thickness.

RI value α / ω / n

1.650

RI value β

1.652

RI value γ / ε

1.658

Ri mean

1.653

2V angle

Biaxial (+) 60°!

Optical Data Luminescence

Color LW-UV (365nm)

  

bläulich weiß

LW-UV Intensity

schwach

Most Common Acti­vator

TiO6

Other Acti­vators

Mn2+, O

After­glow (Per­sistant Lumi­nes­cence)

keine Daten

Ther­mo­lu­mi­nes­cence

vorhanden

Crystallography

Crystal Sys­tem

orthorhombisch

Class (H-M)

mmm

Space Group number

61

Space Group

Pbca

Cell param­e­ters a (Å)

18.230

Cell param­e­ters b (Å)

8.840

Cell param­e­ters c (Å)

5.188

Cell param­e­ters a/b or c/a

2.062

Cell param­e­ters c/b

0.587

Cell param­e­ters α

90°

Cell param­e­ters β

90°

Cell param­e­ters γ

90°

Z

8

Volumne (ų)

836.063

X-Ray Pow­der Diffrac­tion

4.411(20),
3.168(70),
3.150(50),
2.870(100),
2.630(20),
1.518(10),
1.484(20),
1.470(20)
XRD chart Enstatite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hard­ness (Mohs)

5 - 6

VHN (Hard­ness Vick­ers)

530 (ungefähre Angabe abgeleitet aus der Mohshärte)

Density (g/cm³)

3.1 - 3.3 (gemessen) 3.204 (berechnet)

3.19 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Cleav­ages

deutlich, gut {210}

Frac­ture

unregelmäßig, uneben

Radioac­tiv­ity

keine bekannt

Insta­bil­ity

+ HF

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

Tschechien/Olmütz, Region (Olomoucky Kraj)/Šumperk (Mährisch Schönberg), Bezirk/Eisenberg an der March (Ruda nad Moravou)/Berg Zdar

Preface

Asso­cia­tions

Olivin, Phlogopit, Klinopyroxen, Diopsid, Spinell und Pyrop.

Author (Name, Year)

Kenngott, 1855

References

Mineralogical Magazine 35 (1966), 838.

Mineralogical Magazine 52 (1988), 535.

American Mineralogist 77 (1992), 115.

European Journal of Mineralogy 5 (1993), 707.

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony u.a.), 2 (1995), 214.

American Mineralogist 80 (1995), 253.

American Mineralogist 81 (1996), 842.

Tarantino, S.C., Domeneghetti, M.C., Carpenter, M.A., Shaw, C.J.S., and Tazzoli, V. (2002a) Mixing properties of the enstatite-ferrosilite solid solution: I. A macroscopic perspective. European Journal of Mineralogy 14, 525-536.

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences 96 (2001), 48.

Tarantino, S.C., Boffa Ballaran, T., Carpenter, M.A., Domeneghetti, M.C., and Tazzoli, V. (2002b) Mixing properties of the enstatite-ferrosilite solid solution: II A microscopic perspective. Eurpean Journal of Mineralogy 14, 537-547.

European Journal of Mineralogy 15 (2003), 365.

American Mineralogist 89 (2004), 239.

IMA group assignments

Related minerals "Strunz Classification" (9. Edition) [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Enstatite

Mg2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

9.DA.05

Ferrosilite

(Fe2+,Mg)2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

9.DA.05

Donpeacorite

(Mn,Mg)MgSi2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

9.DA.05

Protoenstatite

Mg2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbcn

9.DA.05

Related minerals "Lapis Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Enstatite

Mg2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

VIII/F.02-010

Ferrosilite

(Fe2+,Mg)2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

VIII/F.02-020

Donpeacorite

(Mn,Mg)MgSi2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

VIII/F.02-030

Nchwaningite

Mn2SiO3(OH)2·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pca21

VIII/F.02-040

Related minerals "Hoelzel Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Enstatite

Mg2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

9.DE.100

Donpeacorite

(Mn,Mg)MgSi2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

9.DE.110

'Hypersthene'

9.DE.140

Ferrosilite

(Fe2+,Mg)2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

9.DE.150

Related minerals "Dana 8. Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula : Crystal system : Class (H-M) | Space Group | Indenture number]

Clinoenstatite

Mg2Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 65.01.01.01

Clinoferrosilite

Fe2+2Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 65.01.01.02

Kanoite

MnMgSi2O6

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 65.01.01.03

Pigeonite

(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : P21/c

 65.01.01.04

Enstatite

Mg2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

 65.01.02.01

Ferrosilite

(Fe2+,Mg)2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

 65.01.02.02

Donpeacorite

(Mn,Mg)MgSi2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

 65.01.02.03

Diopside

CaMgSi2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03a.01

Augite

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03a.03

Johannsenite

CaMnSi2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03a.04

Petedunnite

Ca(Zn,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03a.05

Esseneite

CaFe3+AlSiO6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03a.06

Omphacite

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m, 2/m : C2/c, P2/n

 65.01.03b.01

Aegirine-augite

(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03b.02

Jadeite

Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03c.01

Aegirine

NaFe3+Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03c.02

Namansilite

NaMn3+[Si2O6]

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03c.03

Kosmochlor

NaCr3+Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03c.04

Natalyite

Na(V3+,Cr3+)Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03c.05

Jervisite

(Na,Ca,Fe2+)(Sc,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.03c.06

Spodumene

LiAlSi2O6

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.04.01

Carpholite

MnAl2Si2O6(OH)4

orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccca

 65.01.05.01

Ferrocarpholite

(Fe2+,Mg)Al2Si2O6(OH)4

orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccca

 65.01.05.02

Magnesiocarpholite

MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4

orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccca

 65.01.05.03

Balipholite

BaMg2LiAl3Si4O12(OH,F)8

orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccca

 65.01.05.04

Potassiccarpholite

K(Mn2+,Li)2Al4Si4O12(OH,F)8

orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccca

 65.01.05.05

Vanadiocarpholite

Mn2+V3+Al(Si2O6)(OH)4

orthorhombisch : mmm : Ccca

 65.01.05.06

Lorenzenite

Na2Ti2Si2O9

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbcn

 65.01.06.01

Kukisvumite

Na6ZnTi4O4(SiO3)8·4H2O

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pccn

 65.01.06.02

Lintisite

Na3LiTi2O2(SiO3)4·2H2O

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 65.01.06.03

'Manganokukisvumite'

Na6MnTi4Si8O28·4(H2O)

 65.01.06.04

Shattuckite

Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pcab

 65.01.07.01

Nchwaningite

Mn2SiO3(OH)2·H2O

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Pca21

 65.01.08.01

Related minerals "Hey's Classification" [Mineral | Chemical formula | Crystal system : Class (H-M) : Space Group | Indenture number]

Enstatite

Mg2Si2O6

orthorhombisch : mmm : Pbca

 14.04.02

Chrysotile

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

 14.04.04

'Orthochrysotile' (Pol.v. Chrysotile)

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

orthorhombisch : mm2 : Ccm21

 14.04.06

'Parachrysotile' (Pol.v. Chrysotile)

Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

 14.04.07

Talc

Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

monoklin : 2/m : C2/c

 14.04.09

Varieties

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Энстатит

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頑火輝石

Simplified Chinese

顽火辉石

Alternative Name

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Orthobronzite

German

Orthoenstatit

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Orthoenstatita

Orthoenstatite

German

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Spanish

Paulita

Paulite

German

Peckhamit

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Peckhamita

Peckhamite

German

Protobastit

Spanish

Protobastita

Protobastite

German

Shepardit

Spanish

Shepardita

Shepardite (of Rose)

Italian

Victorita

Victorite

Traditional Chinese

頑輝石

Simplified Chinese

顽辉石

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