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Fayalite & Olivine In Basalt

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Fayalite & Olivine In Basalt

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Description
Locality: 
La Hoya, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Weight: 
35.00gr
Description

This is a piece of basalt in which the minerals olivines (green) and Fayalit (red) are. The piece comes from the island of Lanzarote. The minerals were unearthed during the volcanic eruption of 1730 - 1736.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fayalite

Formula: 
Fe2+2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Faial Island (Fayal Island), Azores District, Portugal

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

Basalt

Variety Of: 

Igneous Rock

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