by-nc-sa: Doblonaut

Olivine
group

Olivine minerals
are in igneous
rocks.
basalt
by-nc-sa: Ron Schott
by-nc-sa: skylarprimm

by-nc-sa: Orbital Joe

peridotite

gabbro

by-nc-sa: brewbooks

by-nc-nd: GOC53

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

Olivine is common in
meteorites.

by: Bistrosavage

NASA

Olivine was brought back to

Earth from Comet Wild by
NASAs Stardust mission.

by-sa: KellyK
by-sa: katrinket

public domain

Olivine is the gemstone peridot

(pronounced pair-a-doe). It has
been a human favorite for
centuries, and is often used as a
birthstone for August.

Olivine is used in steel

manufacturing.

by-nc-sa: reivax

by-nc-nd: CheriGaulke

by-nc-nd: lobstar28

Olivine minerals are used

in industry as abrasives.

by-nc-sa: Doblonaut

by: phault

Olivine is the green in green sand beaches.

Olivine minerals tend to break

down (weather) very easily at the
Earths surface.

by-nc-nd: Paul Zizka

by-nc-sa: super-structure

The iron and magnesium released

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

by-nc-sa: philyook

by-nc-nd: Telstar2000

by: skyseeker

Volcanic soils are

very fertile

by-nc-sa: Doblonaut

Olivine
group

media rights
Our notation
Creative Commons Licenses

public domain

description
(none)

by
by-sa
by-nc-sa
by-nd
by-nc-nd
GNU

GNU Free Documentation License

Copyright. All rights reserved

Many of the photos in this presentation were obtained through Flickr and Wikipedia.
Funded by FIPSE and by the University of Minnesota. Compiled for Dr. Kent Kirkby,
Department of Geology and Geophysics, by Kate Rosok, 2007. Each displayed image
retains its original media rights. For educational purposes only; not to be used commercially.