enstatite Meaning, Definition & Usage

En"sta*tite noun
Etymology
Named fr. Gr. an adversary, because infusible before the blowpipe.
Definitions
  1. (Min.) 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.

Webster 1913