different between olivine vs peridotite

English

Etymology

From olive +? -in, later remodelled after -ine.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?vi?n/

Noun

olivine (countable and uncountable, plural olivines)

1. (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 51:

     The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.

Synonyms

• chrysolite

Derived terms

• olivinic (adjective)
• olivinitic

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See also

• bluestone
• olivine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• violine

French

Noun

olivine f (plural olivines)

1. olivine

Derived terms

• olivinique

Further reading

• “olivine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

olivine f

1. plural of olivina

English

Etymology

From peridot +? -ite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p???d?ta?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p????d.??ta?t/

Noun

peridotite (countable and uncountable, plural peridotites)

1. (geology) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 60:

     Varieties of peridotite are distinguished by their mineral composition; for example, dunite is a peridotite which is virtually all olivine, and a dense, dark green in colour.

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