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olivine - use in sentences
Converse of object
- call: They found relatively large grains and many small crystals of a mineral called olivine.
- include: The most common ferromagnesian minerals include olivine, pyroxene, amphibole and mica.
- contain: The Green Sand Beach in the south of the island of Hawaii ( Big Island ) contains just this green, well-rounded olivine.
Adjective modifier
- fe-mn: The measured ( Equation omitted ) value of 4.21 for the Fe-Mn olivine ( Fig.
Modifies a noun
- dolerite: The alkali olivine dolerite sill at King's Cross Point.
- basalt: Over 650 meters of lavas are exposed, with olivine basalts, the predominant type.
- crystal: Bright veins are chlorite cutting dark plagioclase, and show a radial structure around former olivine crystals, indicating volume increase.
Noun used with modifier
- alkali: The alkali olivine dolerite sill at King's Cross Point.
- mineral: Much of the dolerite found in these places has a greenish tinge because of the presence of the mineral olivine.
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