olivine

Noun

Meaning

A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chrysolite peridot garnet mineral alabaster asphalt apatite amphibole albite augite lepidomelane barite fayalite andesine chondrodite
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Hypernyms

mineral

Hyponyms

chrysolite

Anagrams

violine

Examples

At about 0.8 mole fraction fayalite, olivine transforms directly to ringwoodite over the pressure range convert. Source: Internet

Compositions of olivine are commonly expressed as molar percentages of forsterite (Fo) and fayalite (Fa) (e. Source: Internet

Chesterman and Lowe, p. 573 Several rock-forming minerals are part of this subclass, such as the aluminosilicates, the olivine group, and the garnet group. Source: Internet

Alkali basalts typically have mineral assemblages that lack orthopyroxene but contain olivine. Source: Internet

Good crystals of augite and olivine are also to be obtained in the ash beds of Vesuvius and of many other volcanoes, ancient and modern. Source: Internet

High pressure polymorphs At the high temperatures and pressures found at depth within the Earth the olivine structure is no longer stable. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

olivil olivile olivin olivinic olivinite olivinitic