📚 noun • entry_id 36294
olivine
/ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/
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olivino
Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.
To do so, his team mixed together limestone with a crushed silicate mineral that contains magnesium — such as olivine, an olive-tinted mineral that can be found around the world. W…
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