Fayalite n. : A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite group. It is a silicate of iron.Example:A rock is 5.5% by mass Fayalite (Fe2SiO4), 7.4% by mass forsterite (Mg2SiO4), ----please see details ----?TaxonomyFayalite, quartz, free encyclopedia, oxygen, Å, reaction, end-member, solid-solution, solution series, minerals, olivine group, pressure, fractures, search, Greenish yellow, yellow-brown, pale yellow, thin section.Defination from the web:fayalite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (space group Pbnm) with cell parameters a 4.82 ... Fayalite is stable with quartz at low pressures, whereas more magnesian olivine is not, because of the reaction olivine + quartz = orthopyroxene. ...
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