The magnesium silicate found in meteorites is called "Enstatite" from mark.1962@ntlworld.com
* Clinopyroxenes (monoclinic) ** Aegirine (Sodium Iron Silicate) ** Augite (Calcium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Clinoenstatite (Magnesium Silicate) ** Diopside (Calcium Magnesium Silicate, CaMgSi2O6) ** Esseneite (Calcium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Hedenbergite (Calcium Iron Silicate) ** Hypersthene (Magnesium Iron Silicate) ** Jadeite (Sodium Aluminium Silicate) ** Jervisite (Sodium Calcium Iron Scandium Magnesium Silicate) ** Johannsenite (Calcium Manganese Silicate) ** Kanoite (Manganese Magnesium Silicate) ** Kosmochlor (Sodium Chromium Silicate) ** Namansilite (Sodium Manganese Silicate) ** Natalyite (Sodium Vanadium Chromium Silicate) ** Omphacite (Calcium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Petedunnite (Calcium Zinc Manganese Iron Magnesium Silicate) ** Pigeonite (Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate) ** Spodumene (Lithium Aluminium Silicate) * Orthopyroxenes (orthorhombic) ** Hypersthene ** Donpeacorite, (MgMn)MgSi2O6 ** Enstatite, Mg2Si2O6 ** Ferrosilite, Fe2Si2O6 ** Nchwaningite (Hydrated Manganese Silicate) * Schefferite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn)Si2O6 * Zinc schefferite, Ca(Mg,Mn,Zn)Si2O6 * Jeffersonite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn,Zn)Si2O6 * Leucaugite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si)2O6 * Calcium-Tschermak's molecule, CaAlAlSiO6
The middle mantle is made up of silicate rocks that are rich in iron and magnesium relative to the overlying crust.
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silicon, oxygen, iron and magnesium
Talc is formed by the alteration of magnesium rich rocks and many times is found as heavily metamorphosed schists. Talc is an alumino-silicate that is actually a form of Mica.
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Enstatite
The chemical formula of magnesium silicate is MgSiO3.
The word would be talc. Talc is made of magnesium silicate.
It depends on the type of meteorite: Stony meteorites are composed of Iron and Magnesium silicates. Stony-Iron meteorites are compose of silicates and Iron and Magnesium metals. Iron meteorites are primarily composed of Iron and Magnesium metals and Iron suphides.
No, Magnesium silicate is MgSiO3, an inorganic compound of magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. Magnesium stearate is Mg(C18H35O2)2, an organic compound of magnesium, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
non-ferro magnesium silicate dominated rock would be lighter in color and less dense than ferro-magnesium silicate dominated rock. NOTE: The color of olive-green belong to the ferro-magnesium silicate dominated rock group.
* Clinopyroxenes (monoclinic) ** Aegirine (Sodium Iron Silicate) ** Augite (Calcium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Clinoenstatite (Magnesium Silicate) ** Diopside (Calcium Magnesium Silicate, CaMgSi2O6) ** Esseneite (Calcium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Hedenbergite (Calcium Iron Silicate) ** Hypersthene (Magnesium Iron Silicate) ** Jadeite (Sodium Aluminium Silicate) ** Jervisite (Sodium Calcium Iron Scandium Magnesium Silicate) ** Johannsenite (Calcium Manganese Silicate) ** Kanoite (Manganese Magnesium Silicate) ** Kosmochlor (Sodium Chromium Silicate) ** Namansilite (Sodium Manganese Silicate) ** Natalyite (Sodium Vanadium Chromium Silicate) ** Omphacite (Calcium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Petedunnite (Calcium Zinc Manganese Iron Magnesium Silicate) ** Pigeonite (Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate) ** Spodumene (Lithium Aluminium Silicate) * Orthopyroxenes (orthorhombic) ** Hypersthene ** Donpeacorite, (MgMn)MgSi2O6 ** Enstatite, Mg2Si2O6 ** Ferrosilite, Fe2Si2O6 ** Nchwaningite (Hydrated Manganese Silicate) * Schefferite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn)Si2O6 * Zinc schefferite, Ca(Mg,Mn,Zn)Si2O6 * Jeffersonite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn,Zn)Si2O6 * Leucaugite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si)2O6 * Calcium-Tschermak's molecule, CaAlAlSiO6
* Clinopyroxenes (monoclinic) ** Aegirine (Sodium Iron Silicate) ** Augite (Calcium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Clinoenstatite (Magnesium Silicate) ** Diopside (Calcium Magnesium Silicate, CaMgSi2O6) ** Esseneite (Calcium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Hedenbergite (Calcium Iron Silicate) ** Hypersthene (Magnesium Iron Silicate) ** Jadeite (Sodium Aluminium Silicate) ** Jervisite (Sodium Calcium Iron Scandium Magnesium Silicate) ** Johannsenite (Calcium Manganese Silicate) ** Kanoite (Manganese Magnesium Silicate) ** Kosmochlor (Sodium Chromium Silicate) ** Namansilite (Sodium Manganese Silicate) ** Natalyite (Sodium Vanadium Chromium Silicate) ** Omphacite (Calcium Sodium Magnesium Iron Aluminium Silicate) ** Petedunnite (Calcium Zinc Manganese Iron Magnesium Silicate) ** Pigeonite (Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate) ** Spodumene (Lithium Aluminium Silicate) * Orthopyroxenes (orthorhombic) ** Hypersthene ** Donpeacorite, (MgMn)MgSi2O6 ** Enstatite, Mg2Si2O6 ** Ferrosilite, Fe2Si2O6 ** Nchwaningite (Hydrated Manganese Silicate) * Schefferite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn)Si2O6 * Zinc schefferite, Ca(Mg,Mn,Zn)Si2O6 * Jeffersonite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Mn,Zn)Si2O6 * Leucaugite, Ca(Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si)2O6 * Calcium-Tschermak's molecule, CaAlAlSiO6
There are 3 main classifications of meteorites; Stony-iron meteorites, Iron meteorites and Stony meteorites. Stony-iron meteorites are mainly composed of meteoric iron which can be also found in Iron meteorites, Iron meteorites commonly contains iron nickel alloy and the Stony meteorites are the meteorites consists of silicate.
sial and sima - sial is surface crust on land, made of silicate and aluminium. sima is the deep crust found in oceans, made of silicate and magnesium
ferro magnesium silicate rocks