olivine
IPA: ˈɑɫʌvin
noun
- (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
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Examples of "olivine" in Sentences
- Supernova olivine from cometary dust.
- Beaches in Hawaii are made of olivine.
- They contain augite and olivine crystals.
- LiFePO4 has an olivine crystal structure.
- Olivine can also be a significant constituent.
- The composition of the basalt is high alkali olivine.
- Peridot is the gemstone variety of forsterite olivine.
- It has produced olivine basalt dykes, lavas, and agglomerate.
- It is an aphanitic alkaline olivine basalt, with phenocrysts of olivine.
- If olivine is present, the rock may be classified as an olivine nephelinite.
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