"fayalite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fayalites [plural]
Etymology: Fayal (“Faial Island in the Azores”) + -ite. Named in 1840. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fayal|ite|gloss1=Faial Island in the Azores}} Fayal (“Faial Island in the Azores”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fayalite (countable and uncountable, plural fayalites)
  1. (mineralogy) Yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group, Fe₂SiO₄. Wikipedia link: fayalite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Translations (iron-rich olivine mineral): fajaliitti (Finnish), fayaliitti (Finnish), fayalite [feminine] (French), Fayalit [masculine] (German), fayalite [feminine] (Italian), fayalita [feminine] (Spanish)

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