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forsterite
An orthorhombic mineral, 4(Mg2SiO4) ; olivine group, with magnesium replaced by iron toward fayalite; trimorphous with ringwoodite and wadsleyite; in dunite and metamorphosed dolomitic limestones.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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