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| Name: | Forsterite Fo |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #146: Forsterite Olivine var. Peridot |
| IMA Chemistry: | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Forsterite contains elements: Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1824 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Levy M (1824) Observations on the preceding paper, with an account of a new mineral, The Annals of Philosophy 7, 59-62 |
| Structural Group Name: | Olivine |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | olivine |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Forsterite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Forsterite Search Web Mineral DB: Forsterite |
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