Fayalite Definition

fāə-līt
noun
A yellowish to black mineral, Fe2 SiO4 , of the olivine group.
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Singular:
fayalite
Plural:
fayalites

Origin of Fayalite

  • fayal (“Faial Island in the Azores") +"Ž -ite. Named in 1840.

    From Wiktionary

  • German Fayalit from Fayal Faial

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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