enstatite Min.
(ˈɛnstətaɪt)
[f. Gr. ἐνστάτ-ης adversary (from its refractory nature) + -ite.]
A variety of diallage, tinted variously from greyish- or greenish-white to olive-green and brown.
| 1857 C. U. Shepard Min. 425 Enstatite..in prisms, resembling pyroxene or scapolite. 1879 Rutley Stud. Rocks x. 120 Enstatite also affords two other directions of less perfect cleavage. |
Hence enstaˈtitic a. [+ -ic].
| 1885 Geol. Mag. Feb. (Title of Article), The Enstatitic Lavas of Eycott Hill. |