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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENSTATITE

From Greek enstatēs adversary (referring to its refractory quality) + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENSTATITE

enstatite  [ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENSTATITE

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enstatite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENSTATITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

enstatite

Enstatite

Enstatite is the magnesium endmember of the pyroxene silicate mineral series enstatite - ferrosilite. The magnesium rich members of the solid solution series are common rock-forming minerals found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. The intermediate composition, SiO3, has historically been known as hypersthene, although this name has been formally abandoned and replaced by orthopyroxene. When determined petrographically or chemically the composition is given as relative proportions of enstatite and ferrosilite .

Definition of enstatite in the English dictionary

The definition of enstatite in the dictionary is a grey, green, yellow, or brown pyroxene mineral consisting of magnesium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Mg2Si2O6.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENSTATITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
albertite
ˈælbəˌtaɪt
apatite
ˈæpəˌtaɪt
biotite
ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt
carbonatite
kɑːˈbɒnəˌtaɪt
carnotite
ˈkɑːnəˌtaɪt
convertite
ˈkɒnvəˌtaɪt
goniatite
ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt
haematite
ˈhiːməˌtaɪt
hepatite
ˈhɛpəˌtaɪt
hydroxyapatite
haɪˌdrɒksɪˈæpəˌtaɪt
hydroxylapatite
haɪˈdrɒksɪˈlæpəˌtaɪt
migmatite
ˈmɪɡməˌtaɪt
pegmatite
ˈpɛɡməˌtaɪt
pyrrhotite
ˈpɪrəˌtaɪt
shergottite
ˈʃɜːɡəˌtaɪt
spessartite
ˈspɛsəˌtaɪt
steatite
ˈstɪəˌtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt
zaratite
ˈzærəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENSTATITE

ensnarement
ensnarer
ensnarl
Ensor
ensorcel
ensorcellment
ensoul
ensoulment
ensphere
enstamp
ensteep
enstructured
enstyle
ensue
ensuing
ensure
ensurer
enswathe
enswathement
ensweep

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENSTATITE

appetite
bipartite
celestite
fluorapatite
hematite
Hittite
magnetite
micropegmatite
multipartite
partite
petite
quadripartite
ratite
smectite
stalactite
syntagmatite
tektite
tite
transvestite
tripartite

Synonyms and antonyms of enstatite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «enstatite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENSTATITE

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The translations of enstatite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enstatite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顽火辉石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enstatita
570 millions of speakers

English

enstatite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

enstatite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنستاتايت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энстатит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enstatite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

enstatite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enstatite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Enstatite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enstatit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頑火輝石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

enstatite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enstatite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

enstatite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எஞ்சிததைற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्थिर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

enstatit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

enstatite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

enstatite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енстатіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

enstatite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

enstatite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enstatite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enstatit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enstatite
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENSTATITE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENSTATITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enstatite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENSTATITE»

Discover the use of enstatite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enstatite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin
The melting behavior is different for enstatite (Mg2SbOt,), because another phase , forsterite (Mg2SiO.,), enters the picture. For a certain temperature range it is energetically favorable to have solid forsterite coexist with a more siliceous melt ...
Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Andrei Bulakh, 2004
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Single-chain Silicates
The enstatite-quartz eutectic is not affected by pressure, while the enstatite- forsterite eutectic moves towards the orthosilicate composition as the pressure increases. The addition of water to the Mg2Si04-Si02 system has marked effects on the ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1997
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Phase Diagrams for Geoscientists: An Atlas of the Earth's ...
The phase diagrams for the enstatite-diopside join calculated using the parameters in Table 4. 1 are shown in Figs. 4. 1 and 4.3 - 4.6. Figs. 4. 1 , 4.3 and 4.4 show the data and thus allow to evaluate the fit to the calculated phase relations.
Tibor Gasparik, 2003
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Rock Forming Minerals 3B: Layered Silicates Excluding Micas ...
Antigorites from ophicarbonates from a number of localities in the Alps, and also antigorite from 'bastite' (replacing mainly enstatite) from the Hess Deep (Pacific Ocean), were studied by TEM by Grobety (2003). A variety of polysomes including ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 2009
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Rock-Forming Minerals: Orthosilicates, Volume 1A:
Pyrope- enstatite. The pyrope- enstatite system has been investigated by Boyd and England (1964); the temperature and pressure dependence of the equilibria are illustrated in (Figs. 254 and 255). There is no discernible solid solution in ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1982
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Gemstones of the World
Possibilities for Confusion With apatite (page 210), brazilianite (page 206), citrine (page 136), golden beryl (page 112),hiddenite (page 130), and scapolite (page 204). Enstatite[3,4] 0 Color: Brown-green, green, colorless, yellowish Color of ...
Walter Schumann, 2009
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Meteorites, a Petrologic-chemical Synthesis
The distribution of minor elements in pyroxene, in particular the abundance of octahedrally coordinated Al3+ , might be used to place a narrower limit on pressure and establish if temperature varied directly with pressure in the enstatite  ...
Robert T. Dodd, 1981
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From Dust to Terrestrial Planets: Proceedings of an ISSI ...
Most Mg and Si remain in the gas until forsterite (Mg2SiO4) and enstatite (MgSiO ^) condense at about the same temperature as Fe alloy. Forsterite condensation proceeds via the net thermochemical reaction 2Mg (gas) + SiO (gas) + 3 H20 ...
Willy Benz, R. Kallenbach, G. W. Lugmair, 2000
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Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical and Isotopic Synthesis
5.3 Enstatite chondrites 5.3.7 Introduction These, the most reduced chondrites, are characterized by an abundance of nearly pure enstatite, the almost complete absence of olivine and by their oxygen isotopic ratios which lie on the terrestrial ...
Robert Hutchison, 2007
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Essentials of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
which point silica and enstatite crystallize together until the melt is consumed. Equilibrium melting. Equilibrium melting follows the inverse path of equilibrium crystallization. Melting of the assemblage quartz + enstatite begins at the eutectic  ...
B. Ronald Frost, Carol D. Frost, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENSTATITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enstatite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dawn spacecraft starts to orbit Ceres in mission to photograph dwarf …
Known as enstatite asteroids, they are rich in magnesium silicates, which can reflect nearly half of the light they receive. Dawn, which began its ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
2
Nasa probe spots mysterious shiny patches on dwarf planet Ceres
Known as enstatite asteroids, they are rich in magnesium silicates, which can reflect nearly half of the light they receive. Whatever the cause of ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
3
Organic Matter in the Enstatite Chondrite Sahara 97096 (EH3)
The insoluble organic matter (IOM) of an unequilibrated enstatite chondrite Sahara (SAH) 97096 has been investigated using a battery of ... «Astrobiology News, Feb 15»
4
Microscopic particles discovered 58 feet under ancient Antarctic ice
They also featured whisker like crystals of the mineral enstatite. Professor Noguchi said: 'They also contained low-iron–manganese-enriched ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
5
What did Dawn learn at Vesta?
... (Enstatite and Ferrosilite solid solution pyroxene) with a plagioclase ... The 3 pyroxenes are: Enstatite -Ferrosilite 90% Mg-Fe, 10 % Ca ... «The Planetary Society, Oct 14»
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Beetle-Shaped Ancient Egyptian Amulet Discovered in Southern …
The amulet is made of a mineral dubbed enstatite. Its predominant color is light brown, although traces of green are also visible. Size-wise, the ... «Softpedia, Sep 14»
7
Is NASA Really on the Verge of Finding Extraterrestrial Life?
The Earth formed in a region of the early Solar System that was very dry, as evidenced by the enstatite chondrite meteorites (representative of ... «Discovery Institute, Aug 14»
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Surprise! The Earth And Moon May Be 60 Million Years Older Than …
... makes Theia enstatite like may suggest an “E ring” embryo origin. ... Bill Bottke thinks there was a now disappeared inner (IIRC) enstatite ring ... «Universe Today, Jun 14»
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Parentage of moon confirmed: Earth and Theia, say scientists
They suggest Theia was comparable to enstatite chondrites meteorites, which have a considerably parallel isotopic composition to Earth. «Tech Times, Jun 14»
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New Look At Apollo Rocks Finds Evidence Of Moon's Birth
The oxygen isotopes found indicate that unlike Earth, Theia belonged to a class of rare meteorites known as enstatite chondrites that are ... «WWNO, Jun 14»

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