forsterite
English
Noun
forsterite (plural forsterites)
- (mineralogy) A white variety of olivine that is mostly magnesium silicate, Mg2SiO4.
Translations
a magnesium-rich olivine mineral
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Further reading
- “Forsterite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- “forsterite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
Italian
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