Hypersthene
A discredited species name
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About Hypersthene
Formula:
(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Colour:
Greyish white
Lustre:
Vitreous, Silky
Hardness:
5½ - 6
An unnecessary name for a member of Enstatite-Ferrosilite series; name discredited by the CNMMN Pyroxene Subcommittee (1988).
Regarded as a synonym of enstatite or ferrosilite, but commonly regarded as a mid-way member between these two end-members. Most "hypersthene" is ferroan enstatite.
Regarded as a synonym of enstatite or ferrosilite, but commonly regarded as a mid-way member between these two end-members. Most "hypersthene" is ferroan enstatite.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Hypersthene.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1995
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1995:4
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
195827fc-efd7-452f-b6b0-94fd19be5eb6
IMA Classification of Hypersthene
Discredited
Pronunciation of Hypersthene
Pronunciation:
Play | Recorded by | Country |
---|---|---|
Jolyon Ralph | United Kingdom |
Physical Properties of Hypersthene
Optical Data of Hypersthene
Type:
Biaxial (-)
RI values:
nα = 1.669 - 1.755 nβ = 1.674 - 1.763 nγ = 1.680 - 1.773
2V:
Measured: 70° to 90°, Calculated: 86°
Max Birefringence:
δ = 0.011 - 0.018
Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:
High
Dispersion:
weak
Chemistry of Hypersthene
Mindat Formula:
(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Elements listed:
Synonyms of Hypersthene
Other Language Names for Hypersthene
Simplified Chinese:η΄«θθΎη³
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
87 photos of Hypersthene associated with Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
71 photos of Hypersthene associated with Meteoritic Iron | |
9 photos of Hypersthene associated with Iron | Fe |
8 photos of Hypersthene associated with Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
4 photos of Hypersthene associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
3 photos of Hypersthene associated with Cristobalite | SiO2 |
3 photos of Hypersthene associated with Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
2 photos of Hypersthene associated with Tridymite | SiO2 |
2 photos of Hypersthene associated with Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
1 photo of Hypersthene associated with Fayalite | Fe2+2SiO4 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Hypersthene in petrology
An essential component of rock names highlighted in red, an accessory component in rock names highlighted in green.
Internet Links for Hypersthene
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-1995.html
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References for Hypersthene
Localities for Hypersthene
Locality List
- This locality has map coordinates listed.
- This locality has estimated coordinates.
β - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Albania | |
| VΓ‘czi-LovΓ‘sz et al. (2024) |
Antarctica | |
| Ellis et al. (1980) |
| Proceedings of the VII International ... +1 other reference |
| Smellie et al. (1984) |
Barton (1965) | |
Argentina | |
| ECHAVARRIA |
Hugo A. PeΓ±a (1970) | |
Australia | |
doi.org/10.1080/00167616508728596 +4 other references | |
| SchΓΆn +3 other references |
| Lovering (1975) |
| Crawford (1973) |
| American Mineralogist 64 (1979) |
| Mason B. (1979) |
| Wellman et al. (1974) +2 other references |
| Recommendations of the International ... +2 other references |
| Phil Schmitz colln |
| Duggan +3 other references |
| Wilson (1977) |
Wilson (1977) | |
| Tomioka et al. (1997) +1 other reference |
| Edwards |
| ROSS et al. (1987) |
| Crooks et al. (2003) |
| New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references |
New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references | |
| Canadian Mineralogist +1 other reference |
| The Credo and Fenbark Meteorites +2 other references |
| New Stony Meteorite Finds Including Two ... +2 other references |
| Eilu (2003) |
| McCall et al. (1966) +1 other reference |
| Spaggiari et al. (2011) |
| Grguric et al. (2018) |
| |
| |
| Jacobson et al. (2007) |
| a comparison with the Stillwater ... +1 other reference |
Hassan (2014) | |
| |
| Simpson (1948) |
| New Material From +1 other reference |
| Some New and Little Known Meteorites ... +2 other references |
Austria | |
| Carswell (1991) |
| LIBOWITZKY et al. (2012) |
| Exel (1993) |
| Postl et al. (1996) |
| "Aus der Tiefe der Vulkane" (2011) |
Belarus | |
| Mason B. (1979) |
Bolivia | |
| Salomon Rivas y Federico Ahlfeld (1998) |
| en.wikipedia.org (2005) |
Brazil | |
| E.P. Oliveira (1995) |
| www.meteorito.com.br (2011) |
| Revista Brasileira de GeociΓͺncias 30 (1) |
| Pinto (1996) |
Chris D. Parkinson et al. | |
| Duke (1967) |
Cameroon | |
| Vincent +9 other references |
Canada | |
| American Mineralogist (1930) |
| Phillips (1979) |
| 182. +2 other references |
| Evans |
| Chusi Li et al. (2001) |
Meng et al. (1972) +1 other reference | |
| Pe-Piper et al. (2024) |
| OGS OFR5329 |
| G. M. Schwartz (1924) |
| Coleman (1900) |
| Smith (2021) |
| Van Velthuizen (1993) |
| Buckingham - Mont-Laurier - Grenville +1 other reference |
| W. W. Moorhouse and N. Shepherd (1963) |
| May 1984 +4 other references |
| Morisset CE (2001) |
Miller (2021) | |
| Gleeson ( 1970) |
Cape Verde | |
| Shaw et al. (2006) +3 other references |
Chad | |
| Reynolds et al. (Tripoli) +4 other references |
China | |
| Martin et al. (2004) +3 other references |
| Li et al. (2004) |
| Lishe Wang et al. (2008) |
| Yongzhang Zhou (1992) |
| Jing Sun et al. (2009) |
| USGS Open-File Report 03-220 |
USGS Open-File Report 03-220 | |
| Jian Shao et al. (2004) |
| Shuneng Liang et al. (2009) |
| Xingjie Jia et al. (2012) |
| Yang et al. (2022) |
| Jia Cai et al. (2013) |
| DING et al. (2000) |
| Youbin Liang (1981) |
| wrgis.wr.usgs.gov (2004) |
| Fleischer et al. (1978) |
| wrgis.wr.usgs.gov (2004) |
| Huai-Kun Li et al. (2006) |
| Zhang Anda et al. (2004) |
| Fengmei Chai et al. (2006) |
| Xianfan Liu et al. (2009) |
| Yingwen Xie and Yuquan Zhang (1989) |
| Wang et al. (2006) |
Comoros | |
Flower (1972) +3 other references | |
Czech Republic | |
| TuΔek K.: Meteority a jejich vΓ½skyt v ... |
| TuΔek K.: Meteority a jejich vΓ½skyt v ... |
| TuΔek K.: Meteority a jejich vΓ½skyt v ... |
| Waldmann (1931) |
| von Engelhardt (1963) |
Denmark | |
Pedersen et al. (1975) +1 other reference | |
Dominican Republic | |
| Broda et al. (2022) |
Ecuador | |
| Geist et al. (1986) |
El Salvador | |
| ... |
Federated States of Micronesia | |
the evolution of a young hot spot trace across old Pacific Ocean crust. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (1) +2 other references | |
the evolution of a young hot spot trace across old Pacific Ocean crust. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (1) +4 other references | |
the evolution of a young hot spot trace across old Pacific Ocean crust. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (1) +2 other references | |
Finland | |
| Mason B. (1979) |
| KΓ€rkkΓ€inen et al. (1999) |
France | |
| R. Pierrot |
| R. Pierrot |
| LACROIX A. (1892) |
| F. AndrΓ© and J. BΓ©hien |
F. AndrΓ© and J. BΓ©hien | |
| |
| Chauris (2014) |
| Brousse (1978) +2 other references |
| Gunn et al. (1970) +2 other references |
| Lacroix (1910) |
| Ch. Lefèvre and Ph. Cocusse |
| Lacroix (1910) |
| Lacroix (1910) |
| Mason B. (1979) |
| Inventaire MinΓ©ralogique de la France ... |
| G. Trolliard et al. +1 other reference |
| R.C. Maury and P. Picot : "Conditions ... |
| Guitard (2010) |
| P. Andrieux +1 other reference |
| Baret (1905) |
| aspects petrologiques. Bulletin de la SociΓ©tΓ© GΓ©ologique de France (5) +5 other references |
Germany | |
| WeiΓ (1990) |
| Wittern (2001) |
| Oehm et al. (1983) +6 other references |
| WeiΓ (1990) |
| |
| D. Pawlowski: "Mineralfundstellen im Sauerland" (Munich) |
| Bender et al. (1994) |
| www.arn-meteorites.com (2005) |
| Brauns |
| WeiΓ (1990) |
| Brauns |
| WeiΓ (1990) |
in the collection of Christof SchΓ€fer | |
| Huckenholz (1973) +5 other references |
| WeiΓ (1990) |
| Brauns |
Rath | |
Rath et al. (Hypersthen) | |
| Rath |
Lippolt (1982) +8 other references | |
| VollstΓ€dt (1979) |
Greenland | |
| BΓΈggild (1953) |
| McKie (1963) |
| McKie (1963) |
| Petersen et al. (1993) |
Iceland | |
| Economic Geology (1984) |
| Blake (1966) |
India | |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1963 33 : 635-645 |
D. C. Kamineni (1986) | |
| S. P. Das Gupta et al. (1979) |
| Anantha Iyer et al. (1975) |
Anantha Iyer et al. (1975) | |
Anantha Iyer et al. (1975) | |
| B. Rama Rao and L. Rama Rao (1937) |
| M. Santosh and K. G. Thara (1985) |
| Dora et al. (2014) |
| STripathi et al. (2000) |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1963 33 : 635-645 |
| N. Subba Reddy (1982) |
| |
| N. Subba Reddy (1989) |
Indonesia | |
| Abdurrachman et al. (2012) |
Iran | |
| Alberti et al. (Iran) +4 other references |
Ireland | |
| Whitworth (1992) |
Italy | |
| Puxeddu (1971) |
| van Bergen (1980) |
| Roccati (1903) |
| Chester +9 other references |
| Bergeat (1900) |
| Washington (1909) +11 other references |
| Exel (1987) |
| Exel (1987) |
| Beccaluva et al. (2001) +2 other references |
| Beccaluva et al. (2007) |
Japan | |
| Kuno (1960) +1 other reference |
| Meteoritics |
| Shima et al. (1980) |
| Koide (1951) |
Koga (1982) | |
| H. Okada (1964) |
| |
| Katsu et al. (1963) |
| Suzuki (1957) |
| Alfredo Petrov specimen |
Miyashiro (1956) | |
| Alfredo Petrov collection |
| Ichimura et al. (1951) |
Ichimura et al. (1951) | |
Ichimura et al. (1951) | |
Seki et al. (1968) | |
| Takahashi (1986) |
| Mem. Natn. Sci. Mus. +1 other reference |
| Tomita (1936) +5 other references |
| Nishida (1994) |
| Fryer et al. (1990) |
| Amer.Min. (1959) |
| Kushiro (1964) |
Libya | |
| Piccoli (1970) +6 other references |
| JΓ©rΓ©mine et al. (1952) |
Lithuania | |
| BukovanskΓ‘ et al. (1991) |
Madagascar | |
| Behier (1963) |
| Lenoble (372) +1 other reference |
Malaysia | |
| Grubb (1965) +2 other references |
Mauritania | |
| Marsh et al. (2015) |
Mauritius | |
doi.org/10.1007/BF01177594 +3 other references | |
Mexico | |
| Panczner (1987) |
Namibia | |
| Ewart et al. (1998) |
Korn +8 other references | |
New Zealand | |
| Moore et al. (1985) |
| E. J. Searle (1961) |
E. J. Searle (1961) | |
| NZJGG |
NZJGG | |
NZJGG | |
| Collection of RJ Martin correlated to ... |
Hedenquist et al. (1993) | |
| Browne et al. (1972) |
| Topping et al. (1973) |
| doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1979.10424176 +2 other references |
| Brothers et al. (1981) |
| Singh (2015) |
Oldfield (1989) | |
| Simpson et al. (2001) |
| Wodzicki et al. (1970) |
| Chernet |
| Chernet |
Rhyolitic Lavas +1 other reference | |
Chernet | |
| Skinner (1975) |
| Ulrich (1898) |
Black (1970) | |
Fraser (1910) | |
Norway | |
| Brickwood (1986) |
| Breivik (2001) |
Weibye (1848) | |
| Brickwood (1986) |
| Dietrich et al. (1965) |
| Frigstad (1971) |
| Hermans |
| Andresen (1990) |
| Brickwood (1986) |
Brickwood (1986) | |
| Sturt (1961) +12 other references |
Pakistan | |
| Kakar et al. (2013) |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Mason et al. (1973) |
Peru | |
| Eur. J. Mineral. |
Poland | |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
Borkowska M. 1985 - SkaΕy gabrowe ... | |
Lis et al. (1986) | |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Gnadenfrei [PiΕawa GΓ³rna] +3 other references |
Portugal | |
| Zanon et al. (2013) |
| Weston (1964) +4 other references |
| Mason (1967) |
Russia | |
| Kepezhinskas et al. (2023) +1 other reference |
| Kiseleva et al. (2022) |
| Kepezhinskas et al. (2022) |
| Bogdanova N.G. et al. (1980) |
| Migdisova et al. (1988) |
| Sokol et al. (2019) |
| Shchukina et al. (Vol. 473, No. 1, pp. 333-337) |
| Arzamastsev et al. (2006) |
... | |
| Kaulina et al. (2023) |
| Mason (1967) |
| Grebennikov (2011) |
| Zamiatina et al. (2022) |
| Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) |
Saint HelenaοΌ Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
Le Roex (1985) | |
Saudi Arabia | |
| shield area of western Saudi Arabia (No. 560-A) +2 other references |
Slovakia | |
| ΔuΔa |
| KodΔra (1986) |
| KodΔra (1986) |
| Duda |
| ΔuΔa |
| Duda et. all. |
| ΔuΔa |
South Africa | |
| Gibson R (2008) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Mandende (2014) +1 other reference |
| Grobler et al. (2019) |
| Mathias et al. (1970) |
| Ronaldson (1905) |
South Korea | |
| Kim +7 other references |
South Sudan | |
| Mason (1966) |
| Clarke et al. (1971) +1 other reference |
Spain | |
| Romero Silva (2003) |
| Romero Silva (2003) +1 other reference |
| Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling ... |
| Mason et al. (1973) |
Suriname | |
| De Roever et al. (1976) |
Sweden | |
| A.E.TΓΆrnebohm: About Taberg in ... +1 other reference |
| Hellingwerf (1985) |
| Wilke (1997) |
| SandstrΓΆm et al. (2009) |
Thailand | |
| Part II +14 other references |
Tonga | |
| Bauer (1970) |
Tunisia | |
| M Chinellato collection |
Turkey | |
| Abdelnasser et al. (2022) |
| SELAHATTΔ°N KADΔ°R et al. (2013) |
Uganda | |
| Hogarth et al. (1989) |
| Roccati (1907) |
UK | |
| Majendie (1818) +1 other reference |
| Goodchild (1885) +3 other references |
| Mineralogical Magazine 1966 35 : 881-902 |
| Day (1999) |
| Chinner et al. (1973) |
| ... |
Cann (1965) +2 other references | |
| ... |
| ... |
| Henry (1935) +2 other references |
| ... |
| Stephenson et al. (1999) |
| Elliot et al. (eds) +7 other references |
Ukraine | |
| Sharygin et al. (2014) |
| Gurov et al. (2013) +1 other reference |
| Bobrov et al. (2006, August) |
| O.K.Babynin et al. (2006) |
| Shumlyanskyy et al. (2000) |
| Liventseva (n.d.) |
USA | |
| Cook et al. (1982) |
Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 | |
Cook et al. (1982) | |
| Cook et al. (1982) |
| Cook et al. (1982) |
Cook et al. (1982) | |
| Van Gosen (2005) |
Cook et al. (1982) | |
Rocks & Min 70:5 pp 320-333 | |
Cook et al. (1982) | |
Van Gosen (2005) | |
Cook et al. (1982) | |
Van Gosen (2005) | |
Cook et al. (1982) +1 other reference | |
Van Gosen (2005) | |
Van Gosen (2005) | |
Van Gosen (2005) | |
Cook et al. (1982) +1 other reference | |
Cook et al. (1982) | |
| Gavasci (1968) +1 other reference |
| Reynolds (1988) +1 other reference |
| Galbraith (1959) |
| Galbraith (1959) |
| McKee (1971) +1 other reference |
| Howard (2007) |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 385. +2 other references |
| Bailey (1941) |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 361 +2 other references |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 385 +2 other references |
| Turner (1894b) +2 other references |
| Daly (1935) +1 other reference |
| |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 386. +3 other references |
Merrill | |
| Schaller (1911d) |
| Fairbanks (1896) |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 386. +2 other references |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 386. +3 other references |
| Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 386. +3 other references |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| Holmes et al. (1983) |
| Eckel et al. (1997) |
| Mason (1963) |
| Clarke et al. (ed.) |
| Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (1984) |
Meteoritical Bulletin et al. (1984) | |
Januzzi et al. (1976) | |
| American Mineralogist 27:218 |
| Schenck (2000) |
| Woodruff et al. (1975) |
| Cook (1978) |
| - (2005) |
Cook (1978) | |
| Cook (1978) |
Cook (1978) | |
Cook (1978) | |
John T. Stark (1963) +1 other reference | |
| Richard W. Thomssen specimen |
Macdonald (1949) +2 other references | |
Macdonald (1949) +3 other references | |
| Stearns (1940) +5 other references |
Stearns et al. (1947) +2 other references | |
| - (2005) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Meteoritics |
| Hunt (1977) |
| Mason B. (1979) |
| Houston (1956) |
| USGS : Baltimore Gabbro Complex ... |
| Gleba (2008) |
| |
Sears | |
| ... |
Heinrich et al. (2004) | |
| - (2005) |
| USGS National Geochemical Database ... |
| Sherwood et al. (1998) |
| - (2005) |
David Frank and Lorraine Edmond (2001) | |
| Immega et al. (1976) |
| American Meteorite Laboratory catalog (March, 1965) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Longwell et al. (1965) |
| Longwell et al. (1965) |
- (2005) | |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
| - (2005) |
| Castor et al. (2004) |
Castor et al. (2004) | |
| Meyers et al. (1956) |
| Manchester (1931) |
| Manchester (1931) |
| Manchester (1931) |
| BAKER et al. (1970) |
| |
| Tommy B. Thompson (1973) |
Northrop et al. (1996) | |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
| Northrop et al. (1996) |
Manchester (1931) | |
| - (2005) |
| New York State Museum Bull. Nos. 249-250 (Sep-Oct 1921) +1 other reference |
| Manchester (1931) |
| Scott D. Giorgis et al. (2002) |
| Harry Y.McSween et al. (1984) |
| Robert D.Hatcher Jr. and Brendan R.Bean (2002) |
| Keith (1907) |
| McSween et al. (1984) |
| Merrill (1907) +1 other reference |
Carolina Geological Society Annual ... +1 other reference | |
| - (n.d.) |
Nathan Clay Collins (2011) | |
| EL-Shazley et al. (2011) |
| Fred Baker |
Collins (2011) | |
| McSween Jr et al. (1984) |
| J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685β698 (2003) |
| Hess et al. (1949) +1 other reference |
| McSween et al. (1984) |
Speer (1997) | |
| - (n.d.) |
Hunter (1941) | |
| www.meteorite.com (1998) |
| Rocks & Min. vol. 72 (1997) |
| - (2005) |
| Meteoritics (1954) |
| Oregon Metal Mines Handbook |
| Howard (2008) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
USGS National Geochemical Database ... | |
| Mineralogy of Pennsylvania-1922 +1 other reference |
| Joe Dunleavy (Pers. Comm.) |
Gordon's Mineralogy of Pennsylvania (1922) | |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Lapham & Geyer |
Eckel et al. (1997) | |
| - (n.d.) |
| Roberts et al. (1965) |
Roberts et al. (1965) | |
| Paris (2011) |
| W.S. Bayley (1922) |
| Bullock (1981) |
| Bullock (1981) |
| - (2005) |
| Dietrich (1990) |
- (2005) | |
| - (2005) |
Dietrich (1990) | |
Dietrich (1990) | |
Dietrich (1990) | |
| articles.adsabs.harvard.edu (n.d.) +1 other reference |
| Cannon (1975) |
| Derkey et al. (1990, November) +1 other reference |
Derkey et al. (1990, November) | |
| Byron F. King (1932) |
| Seifert et al. (1992) |
Cordura | |
Yemen | |
| Cox et al. (1969) +2 other references |
Beydoun et al. (1969) | |
| Grolier et al. (1978) +1 other reference |
The Moon | |
| Walker et al. (1973) |
| Gornostaeva et al. (2012, June) |
Honoka'a, Hamakua, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA