enstatite: Meaning and Definition of

en•sta•tite

Pronunciation: (en'stu-tīt"), [key]
— n. Mineral.
  1. a yellow-green fibrous magnesium silicate, an orthorhombic pyroxene found in norites containing less than five percent ferrous oxide.
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