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Hypersthene [abbr. Hyp ]

A variety of Enstatite having a chemical composition of Mg/(Fe+Mg)=0.5-0.7.

Synonym: Orthohypersthene, Germarite

Year of discovery: 1810 (World), 1893 (Japan)

Locality list: 805 localities of hypersthene