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Enstatite

The Pyroxene Minerals

Enstatite is a common greenish or brown pyroxene with the formula MgSiO3. With increasing iron content it turns dark brown and may be called hypersthene or bronzite; the rare all-iron version is ferrosilite.
Magnesium pyroxene
U.S. Geological Survey photo
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