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Olivine

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Description
Locality: 
Dreiser Weiher, Dreis, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 8.8 × 6.6 cm
Weight: 
926.00gr
Description

A very large lava bomb of dunite with basanite. The dunite is composed by forsterite and diopside crystallites. This component is known under the name olivine or olivine bomb. The dreiser weiher is the famoust locality in germany for this material. Weight 925g. The specimen comes with the label of finder.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olivine

Synonym Of: 

Olivine Group

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)2SiO4
Group Parent: 
Olivine
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7
Colour: 
Yellowish green, olive green, greenish black, or reddish brown
Streak: 
White