Enstatite R100093

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Name: Enstatite
RRUFF ID: R100093
Ideal Chemistry: Mg2Si2O6
Locality: Hunan Province, China
Source: William W. Pinch [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Massive green polished slab
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
Mineral Group: [ pyroxene (81) ]
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
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RRUFF ID: R100093
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Sample Description: Unoriented Raman on the primary sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R100093.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 18.287(4)Å    b: 8.843(1)Å    c: 5.215(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 843.3(4)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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