Enstatite
Enstatiet, Enstatiitti, Enstatit, Enstatita, Enstatyt, Ensztatit, Енстатит, 頑火輝石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: Mg2[Si2O6]
Mineral class: silicates Crystal system: rhombic Mohs scale: 5.5 Density (g/cm3): 3.26 - 3.28 Refractive index: 1.650 - 1.680 Cleavage: good Colors: colorless, reddish, brown, yellow-green, green Luster: vitreous Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: yellow-green - green Largest Enstatite: 40 cm? Deposits: Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, South Africa 1st Description: 1892 Name: from the Greek word "enstates" (opponent) |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size: Micromount Origin: Emmelberg Mt. / Üdersdorf / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size: 1.7 x 0.5 x 0.4 cm Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.kqminerals.com |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size: 1.66 x 1.0 x 0.58 cm Origin: Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © Darlene Cobler |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size: Micromount Origin: Laacher See area / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size: Micromount Origin: Laacher See area / Eifel Mts. / Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size: 2.0 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm Origin: Mpwa-Mpwa / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de |
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Enstatite
Weight: 5.68 ct Origin: Pyaung Gyaung Mine / Bernardmyo / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Enstatite
Weight: 7.78 ct Size: 1.27 x 0.97 x 0.81 cm Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Enstatite Mineral
Origin: Morogoro / Uluguru Mts. / Tanzania Photo by kind permission of © www.cs.cmu.edu/~adg/adg-piimages.html |
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Enstatite Mineral
Size 1.98 x 0.64 x 0.27 cm Origin: Pyaung Gyaung Mine / Bernardmyo / Mogok / Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.crystal-treasure.com |
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Enstatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 1.06 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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Enstatite Cat's Eye
Weight: 8.50 ct Origin: Sri Lanka Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de |
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