Fayalite

Word FAYALITE
Character 8
Hyphenation fay al ite
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Fayalite"

What do we mean by fayalite?

A yellowish to black mineral, Fe2SiO4, of the olivine group. noun

A black, greenish, or brownish, sometimes iridescent, mineral, consisting mainly of silicate of iron and belonging to the chrysolite group. noun

A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron. noun

Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe2SiO4. noun

Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe2SiO4.

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The word "fayalite" in example sentences

All of the brightly colored crystals are of the same mineral (an iron silicate called fayalite) but display different colors because the lattices of each crystal are at different angles to the plane of the section. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The black network within the fayalite crystals is of a second mineral, an iron-aluminum spinel called hercynite, that crystallized at the same time as the fayalite, giving rise to complex intergrowths of the two minerals. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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