Having high Mg content they fit in the TAS classification system only at the lowest levels of Si02 and Na2O + K2O. They include picrite, komatiite and meimechite. Olivine basalt is commonly used by ...

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Phenocrysts are ubiquitous in alkali basalt and, similarly to the groundmass, are usually made up of olivine and titanium-rich augite but can also have plagioclase and iron oxides with lower frequency ...

An alternative source of phosphorus may be the mineral olivine. Given that olivine makes up a large part of the upper mantle of Earth and presumably other rocky planets and moons, it stands to reason ...

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DUCK — For a few days this summer, three split-hull barges chugged south from Norfolk, Virginia, to deposit 6,500 cubic yards of olivine sand mined in Norway at a nearshore area of this small ...

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In the case of the Canada Goose Olivine Coat, that’s thankfully not the case. Designed with unpredictable weather in mind, this lightweight coat is ideal for fall, which is why I chose to ...

Two of the top running backs in Colorado are set to face off Friday night when Glenwood Springs travels to Basalt. Glenwood’s Mason Markovich and Basalt’s Will Daniel have dominated the state in ...