Standard Block: Enstatite

Primary standard

NOTES: Homogeneous, but stay away from cracks.

Position61
MineralEnstatite
Sample NameEn
TypePyroxene
Nominal formulaMgSiO3
SupplierCannon Microprobe, Seattle, WA
SourceSri Lanka.
Original reported analysisHarvard oxygen standard
Composition qualityPrimary standard
CommentsHarvard analysis modified very slightly to better fit stoichiometric constraints. This must come from a strange rock.
O
Mg
Al
Si
Ca
Fe
47.79
24.06
0.98
26.99
0.08
0.1