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Olivine
Meaning
Noun
●
In Geology & Minerals:
Any of a group of
olive green
magnesium-iron
silicate
minerals
that
crystallize
in the
orthorhombic
system.
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Origin
olivine
English
-in
English
olive
English
olive
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
oliva
Latin
ἐλαία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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Actinolite
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Silicates
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Epidote
Calcite
Lepidolite
Chrysocolla
Gabbro
Eclogite
Plagioclase
Kyanite
Xenoliths
Silicate
Carbonates
Silica
Sandstones
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Sandstone
Muscovite
Magnetite
Felsic
Gneiss
Carbonate
Sulfide
Gneisses
Montmorillonite
Feldspars
Ferrite
Schist
Shale
Micas
Igneous
Argillaceous
Oxide
Clinopyroxene
Manganese
Dolomitic
Sillimanite
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Oxides
Mafic
Granitic
Sphalerite
Lateritic
Spinel
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Chert
Iron Oxide
Metamorphic Rock
Smoky Quartz
Calcium Carbonate
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