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kirschteinite
subject			fact

kirschteinite	is an instance of iron rich olivine
	is an instance of calcium rich olivine
	has chemical composition CaFeSiO4
olivine	has alteration mineral serpentine minerals like antigorite
	has alteration mineral magnesite
	has alteration mineral iron oxides
	has alteration mineral pyroxene and amphibole coronas or concentric rings surrounding original olivine crystals in basic igneous rocks
	has metastable polymorph ringwoodite
martian meteorite mineral	has genesis created on Mars if found in martian meteorite
polymorphic mineral	has polymorph
meteorite mineral	is one of 295 minerals found to occur in meteorites
mineral	has color