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発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɑl.əˌvin/

名詞

olivine (countable and uncountable, plural olivines)

1. (mineralogy, geology) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.

   Synonyms: chrysolite, Hawaiian peridot

   Hyponyms: peridot, ringwoodite

   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 51:

     The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.

   • 2025 February 19, Dino Grandoni, “We may be able to trap climate pollution in ordinary rocks. Scientists say they have figured out how to transform rocks into something extraordinary: a high-tech, low-cost substance that can bend geological time and help stall — or even reverse — planetary warming”, in Washington Post‎:

     To do so, his team mixed together limestone with a crushed silicate mineral that contains magnesium — such as olivine, an olive-tinted mineral that can be found around the world. When heated to furiously high temperatures in a kiln, calcium in the limestone and magnesium in the silicate jiggle and switch sides, like participants in a square dance.

派生語

• calcio-olivine
• olivinic (adjective)
• olivinitic

参考

• bluestone
• olivine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• violine