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Hypersthene is a
common rock-forming
inosilicate mineral belonging to the
group of
orthorhombic pyroxenes. Its
chemical formula is (Mg,Fe)SiO3. It is...
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member of the
pyroxene group of minerals,
belonging with
enstatite and
hypersthene to the
orthorhombic series of the group.
Rather than a
distinct species...
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intermediate between enstatite and
hypersthene Hypersthene, (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Eulite,
intermediate between hypersthene and
ferrosilite Ferrosilite, Fe2Si2O6...
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Hofkabinetes in Wien am 1. Mai 1885. Mason,
Brian (24
September 1963). "The
Hypersthene Achondrites" (PDF).
American Museum Novitates (2155): 1–13. Retrieved...
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Diopside Dioptase Dolomite Dumortierite Ekanite Elbaite Enstatite Bronzite Hypersthene Eosphorite Epidote Piemontite Erythrite Esperite Ettringite Euclase Eudialyte...
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intermediate composition, (Mg,Fe)SiO 3, has
historically been
known as
hypersthene,
although this name has been
formally abandoned and
replaced by orthopyroxene...
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igneous rockPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a
fallback – A
hypersthene-bearing
gabbro Obsidian –
Naturally occurring volcanic gl**** Pegmatite –...
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essentially of
minerals of the
pyroxene group, such as augite, diopside,
hypersthene,
bronzite or enstatite.
Pyroxenites are
classified into clinopyroxenites...
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triclinic crystals can show
three and are trichroic. For example,
hypersthene,
which has two
optical axes, can have a red, yellow, or blue appearance...
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reddish or
green orthopyroxene (ferroan
enstatite formerly known as
hypersthene). The
alkali feldspars in the
group are
generally perthites, with intergrowths...
