different between olivine vs wadsleyite

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

Translations

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

Wadsley +? -ite, named after geologist Dr. Arthur David Wadsley.

Noun

wadsleyite (usually uncountable, plural wadsleyites)

1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic form of olivine produced under very high pressure

See also

• ringwoodite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Wadsleyite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “wadsleyite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.