forsterite

English

Etymology

From Forster +‎ -ite, named for German mineral dealer Adolarius Jacob Forster.

Noun

forsterite (plural forsterites)

  1. (mineralogy) A white variety of olivine that is mostly magnesium silicate, Mg2SiO4.

Translations

Further reading
  • “Forsterite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “forsterite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.

Italian

Noun

forsterite f (plural forsteriti)

  1. (mineralogy) forsterite
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