forsterite
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Forster + -ite, named for German mineral dealer Adolarius Jacob Forster.
Noun
[edit]forsterite (plural forsterites)
- (mineralogy) A white variety of olivine that is mostly magnesium silicate, Mg2SiO4.
Translations
[edit]a magnesium-rich olivine mineral
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Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Forsterite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “forsterite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Italian
[edit]Noun
[edit]forsterite f (plural forsteriti)