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olivine
subject			fact

olivine	is a kind of nesosilicate
	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
	is a kind of stable mineral
	has metastable polymorph ringwoodite
	is an instance of martian meteorite mineral
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

Kinds of olivine :

• calcium rich olivine (3 kinds)
• forsterite-fayalite
• iron rich olivine (2 kinds)
• magnesium rich olivine (2 kinds)
• peridot (2 facts) - gem quality olivine