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Hypersthene

Hypersthene is a common rock-forming inosilicate mineral belonging to the group of orthorhombic pyroxenes. Its chemical formula is (Mg,Fe)SiO3. It is found in igneous and some metamorphic rocks as well as in stony and iron meteorites. Many references have formally abandoned this term, preferring to categorise this mineral as enstatite or ferrosilite. It…

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Birefringence
δ = 0.011 – 0.018
Category
Inosilicate
Cleavage
{100} Perfect, {010} Perfect
Color
Gray, brown, or green
Crystal system
Orthorhombic
Dispersion
Weak

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Hypersthene

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples18
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Hypersthene → common rock-forming inosilicate mineral belonging to the group of orthorhombic pyroxenes, name given to the mineral when a significant amount of both elements are present
Birefringence · 1
Hypersthene → δ = 0.011 – 0.018
Category · 1
Hypersthene → Inosilicate
Cleavage · 1
Hypersthene → {100} Perfect, {010} Perfect
Color · 1
Hypersthene → Gray, brown, or green
Crystal system · 1
Hypersthene → Orthorhombic
Dispersion · 1
Hypersthene → Weak
Formula · 1
Hypersthene → .mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-suspan{display:block;text-align:l…
Fracture · 1
Hypersthene → Uneven
Luster · 1
Hypersthene → Vitreous to pearly

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mineral enstatite ferrosilite usually igneous norite hornblende bronzite inosilicate orthorhombic found rocks iron forms magnesium name often luster hardness references

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HyperstheneBirefringenceδ = 0.011 – 0.0181.00infobox
HyperstheneCategoryInosilicate1.00infobox
HyperstheneCleavage{100} Perfect, {010} Perfect1.00infobox
HyperstheneColorGray, brown, or green1.00infobox
HyperstheneCrystal systemOrthorhombic1.00infobox
HyperstheneDispersionWeak1.00infobox
HyperstheneFormula.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:l…1.00infobox
HyperstheneFractureUneven1.00infobox
HyperstheneLusterVitreous to pearly1.00infobox
HyperstheneMohs scale hardness5.5–61.00infobox
HyperstheneOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
HyperstheneRefractive indexnα = 1.669 – 1.755 nβ = 1.674 – 1.763 nγ = 1.680 – 1.7731.00infobox
HyperstheneSpecific gravity3.4–3.91.00infobox
HyperstheneStreakGreyish white, greenish1.00infobox
HyperstheneStrunz classification8/F.02-201.00infobox
HyperstheneTwinningOn1.00infobox
Hyperstheneis acommon rock-forming inosilicate mineral belonging to the group of orthorhombic pyroxenes0.90text
Hyperstheneis aname given to the mineral when a significant amount of both elements are present0.90text

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