wadsleyite
English
Etymology
Wadsley + -ite, named after geologist Dr. Arthur David Wadsley.
Noun
wadsleyite (usually uncountable, plural wadsleyites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic form of olivine produced under very high pressure
See also
Further reading
- “Wadsleyite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
- wadsleyite mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016
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