fayalite

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fay⋅al⋅ite

[fey-uh-lahyt, fahy-ah-lahyt]

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–noun Mineralogy.

the iron end member of the olivine group, Fe₂SiO₄.

Origin:
1835–45; named after Fayal; see -ite ¹

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fay·a·lite (fā'ə-līt')

n. A yellowish to black mineral, Fe₂SiO₄, of the olivine group.

[German Fayalit, from Fayal, Faial.]

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