An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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A relatively common mineral, magnesium silicate (MgSiO₃) found in metamorphic and some igneous rocks as well as in stony and iron meteorites.

From Gk. enstates "resistor", because it resists high temperatures.

A rare kind of → meteorite containing the → enstatite mineral. These meteorites are thought to comprise only about 2% of the chondrites that fall on Earth. Also called → E-type chondrite.

→ enstatite; → chondrite.