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for⋅ster⋅ite

[fawr-stuh-rahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
the magnesium end member, Mg2SiO4, of the olivine group.

Origin:
1815–25; named after J. R. Forster (1729–98), German naturalist; see -ite 1
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forsterite   (fôr'stə-rīt')  Pronunciation Key 
See under olivine.
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