wadsleyite

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

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