olivine
noun
ol·iv·ine
ˈä-lə-ˌvēn 
: a usually greenish mineral that is a complex silicate of magnesium and iron used especially in refractories compare peridot
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In July, the company poured 8200 tons of olivine into the Atlantic Ocean near North Carolina, with the approval of state regulators and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Additionally, this early study of the core has initial results on how an abundant mineral in mantle rock called olivine reacts with salty seawater.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
But this straightforward scenario is complicated by something else Perseverance has glimpsed in the rock’s veins: tiny crystals of olivine, a greenish mineral that forms from magma.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
Peridot is a yellow-green stone that comes from the mineral olivine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
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Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Additionally, this early study of the core has initial results on how an abundant mineral in mantle rock called olivine reacts with salty seawater.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
But this straightforward scenario is complicated by something else Perseverance has glimpsed in the rock’s veins: tiny crystals of olivine, a greenish mineral that forms from magma.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
Peridot is a yellow-green stone that comes from the mineral olivine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
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olivine
noun
ol·iv·ine
ˈäl-ə-ˌvēn
: a usually greenish mineral that is a silicate of magnesium and iron
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