Fayalite
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fayalite-245-510118
title:
Fayalite
text:
Fayalite (Fe2SiO4, commonly abbreviated to Fa) is the iron-rich end-member of the olivine solid-solution series. In common with all minerals in the olivine group, fayalite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (space group Pbnm) with cell parameters a 4.82 Å, b 10.48 Å and c 6.09 Å. Fayalite forms solid solution series with the magnesium olivine endmember forsterite (Mg2SiO4) and also with the manganese rich olivine endmember tephroite (Mn2SiO4). Iron rich olivine is a relatively common consti
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description:
Iron end-member of olivine, a nesosilicate mineral
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayalite
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date modified:
2023-05-03T15:03:48Z
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13
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