Information card for entry 9004117

Structure parameters

• Mineral name: Enstatite
• Formula: Mg O3 Si
• Calculated formula: Mg O3 Si
• Title of publication: Synthesis and crystal-structure refinement of transition-metal orthopyroxenes I: Orthoenstatite and (Mg, Mn, Co) orthopyroxene
• Authors of publication: Hawthorne, F. C.; Ito, J.
• Journal of publication: The Canadian Mineralogist
• Year of publication: 1977
• Journal volume: 15
• Pages of publication: 321 - 338
• a: 18.216 Å
• b: 8.813 Å
• c: 5.179 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 831.424 ų
• Number of distinct elements: 3
• Space group number: 61
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P b c a
• Hall space group symbol: -P 2ac 2ab
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No