English Explanatory Dictionary

fayalite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe₂SiO₄.

Word forms

fayalite fayalites

Etymology

From Fayal (“Faial Island in the Azores”) + -ite. Named in 1840.

Derived words

fayalitic
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