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Olivine
 Olivine minerals
are in igneous
rocks.

basalt

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peridotite

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gabbro
 During
metamorphism,
olivine is altered to
serpentine
(amphibole).

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 Olivine is common in
meteorites.

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Olivine was brought back to
Earth from Comet Wild by
NASA’s Stardust mission.
NASA
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Olivine is the gemstone peridot
(pronounced pair-a-doe). It has
been a human favorite for
centuries, and is often used as a
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birthstone for August.

 Olivine minerals are used Olivine is used in steel
in industry as abrasives. manufacturing.
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 Olivine is the green in green sand beaches.

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 Olivine minerals tend to break
down (weather) very easily at the
Earth’s surface.

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The iron and magnesium released

by this weathering process helps
to make volcanic soils very fertile.
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very fertile
Volcanic soils are

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Olivine
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