Primary standard
NOTES: Homogeneous, but stay away from cracks.
Position | 61 |
Mineral | Enstatite |
Sample Name | En |
Type | Pyroxene |
Nominal formula | MgSiO3 |
Supplier | Cannon Microprobe, Seattle, WA |
Source | Sri Lanka. |
Original reported analysis | Harvard oxygen standard |
Composition quality | Primary standard |
Comments | Harvard 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 |