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... olivines crystallize in the orthorhombic crystal system . Olivine is classified as a nesosilicate which has isolated SiO , tetrahedrons bound to each other only by ionic bonds from interstitial cations . The structure of olivine can be ...
... olivines crystallize in the orthorhombic crystal system . Olivine is classified as a nesosilicate which has isolated SiO , tetrahedrons bound to each other only by ionic bonds from interstitial cations . The structure of olivine can be ...
Page 204
... olivine ranging from 50 to 80 percent forsterite . Olivine is typically associated with calcic plagioclase , mag- nesium - rich pyroxenes , and iron - titanium oxides such as magnetite and ilmenite . This mineralogical association is ...
... olivine ranging from 50 to 80 percent forsterite . Olivine is typically associated with calcic plagioclase , mag- nesium - rich pyroxenes , and iron - titanium oxides such as magnetite and ilmenite . This mineralogical association is ...
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... olivine may set in even before the complete consolidation of the lava or the hypabyssal magma . This is evident from the observation of rock textures in which shells of iddingsite surrounding a core of olivine are , in turn , surrounded ...
... olivine may set in even before the complete consolidation of the lava or the hypabyssal magma . This is evident from the observation of rock textures in which shells of iddingsite surrounding a core of olivine are , in turn , surrounded ...
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