A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Hypersthene with labradorite |
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| Description | Hypersthene is a member of the Pyroxene Group. Its chemical formula is (Mg,Fe)SiO3. Hypersthene is a relatively common mineral and is found in igneous and some metamorphic rocks, as well as meteorites. The name comes from the Greek, hyper, meaning “above” and stenos, meaning “power”. This sample is about 4 cm. |
| Location | Labrador. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-10-10. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1319. |
| Key words | hypersthene, pyroxene |
| Tech details | 695 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1624 |
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