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Olivine
(pronounced: olive-ene)

Olivine is a magnesium-iron-silicate. It has a glassy luster and is yellow green. Olivine has no cleavage. Olivine is a common mineral in gabbro and basalt and often occurs as phenocrysts.


Information provided by Patrick M. Colgan, Northeastern University
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