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enstatite
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enstatite, n. [Named fr. Gr. an adversary, because infusible before the blowpipe.].
A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety. [1913 Webster]
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