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Wadsleyite — is a high pressure polymorph of olivine, an orthorhombic mineral found in the Peace River meteorite in Alberta, Canada. In the phase transformations from Mg2SiO4 Fe2SiO4 (forsterite fayalite), olivine is transformed to wadsleyite β Mg2SiO4 and… … Wikipedia
Olivine — For the river in New Zealand, see Olivine River. Olivine General Category Mineral Group Ch … Wikipedia
Ringwoodite — is a high pressure polymorph of olivine, and it is stable at high temperatures and pressures like those in the Earth s mantle near 600 km depth. This mineral was first identified in the Tenham Meteorites in 1969, and it is inferred to be present… … Wikipedia
List of minerals U-Z (complete) — It is currently not possible to have a complete list of minerals . The International Mineralogical Association is the international group that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go… … Wikipedia
Forsterite — (big tabular and colorless) on sanidine (little colorless crystals)<bg />with hematite (redish) General … Wikipedia
Mantle (geology) — For other uses, see Mantle (disambiguation). Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. The mantle is a part of a terrestrial planet or other rocky body large enough to have differentiation by density. The interior of the Earth, similar to the other… … Wikipedia
Moho line — The Mantle is a part of an astronomical object. Earth s mantle is a 2,900 km thick rocky shell comprising approximately 70% of Earth s volume. It is predominantly solid and overlies the Earth s iron rich core, which occupies about 30% of Earth s… … Wikipedia
410-km-Diskontinuität — Seismische Geschwindigkeiten im Erdinneren nach IASP91 Die 410 km Diskontinuität ist eine markante geologisch seismische Struktur im inneren Aufbau der Erde. Sie stellt die obere Begrenzung der Mantel Übergangszone dar. Die Diskontinuität ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Forstérite — Forstérite[1] Catégorie IX : silicates[2] Forstérite brute et taillée … Wikipédia en Français
Liste des mineraux (lettre W) — Liste des minéraux (lettre W) liste des minéraux A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W … Wikipédia en Français
