forsterite
English
Etymology
From Forster + -ite, named for German mineral dealer Adolarius Jacob Forster.
Noun
forsterite (plural forsterites)
- (mineralogy) A white variety of olivine that is mostly magnesium silicate Mg2SiO4.
Further reading
- “Forsterite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- forsterite mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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