Single Chain Ino-Silicates (Pyroxenes)
(Clinopyroxene) Spodumene: LiAlSi{{< sub 2 >}}O{{< sub 6 >}}.
(Orthopyroxene) Enstatite: Mg{{< sub 2 >}}Si{{< sub 2 >}}O{{< sub 6 >}}.
Diopside showing crystal faces.
Diopside showing crystal faces.
Radiating acicular wollastonite crystals: Ca{{< sub 3 >}}Si{{< sub 3 >}}O{{< sub 9 >}}.
Large fibrous wollastonite crystals: Ca{{< sub 3 >}}Si{{< sub 3 >}}O{{< sub 10 >}}.
Botryoidal, crystalline, and fine grained massive rhodonite: Mn{{< sub 5 >}}Si{{< sub 5 >}}O{{< sub 15 >}}.
Rhodonite showing cleavage surface: Mn{{< sub 5 >}}Si{{< sub 5 >}}O{{< sub 16 >}}.
