[en-stuh-tahyt] 
| a yellow-green fibrous magnesium silicate, an orthorhombic pyroxene found in norites containing less than five percent ferrous oxide. |
[en-stuh-tit-ik] , adjective | en·sta·tite (ěn'stə-tīt') n. A glassy, usually yellowish gray variety of orthorhombic pyroxene having a magnesium silicate base, mainly MgSiO3, usually found embedded in igneous rocks and meteorites. [Greek enstatēs, adversary (because of its refractory quality) : en-, in, at, near; see en-2 + -statēs, one that stands; see stā- in Indo-European roots + -ite1.] |
stəˌtaɪt