Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series
A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals
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About Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Series Formula:
Mg2Si2O6 to Fe22+Si2O6
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8965:0
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
bef117f1-638a-4ed5-b6da-dc1981f3e113
Crystallography of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series
Crystal System:
Orthorhombic
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
17 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
16 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
15 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Tridymite | SiO2 |
6 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
4 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Obsidian | |
4 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
3 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Pyrite | FeS2 |
2 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Manganese Oxides | |
2 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
2 photos of Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series associated with Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
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.
Internet Links for Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series
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References for Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series
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Localities for Enstatite-Ferrosilite Series
Locality List
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- This locality has estimated coordinates.
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? - 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.
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Rollinsons quarry, Malmsbury, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia