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单词 fayalite
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Definition of fayalite in English:

fayalite

noun ˈfeɪəlʌɪtfəˈyälˌīt
mass noun
  • A black or brown mineral which is an iron-rich form of olivine and occurs in many igneous rocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These minerals occur with manganoan fayalite and manganoan magnetite in a single sample.
    • Several pools of syenitic magma were separated from the main body of the melt, each eventually being emplaced as quartz syenite, fayalite granite, and riebeckite granite.
    • Associated with the fayalite are quartz, amphibole, and magnetite.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Fayal (the name of an island in the Azores) + -ite1.

 
 

Definition of fayalite in US English:

fayalite

nounfəˈyälˌīt
  • A black or brown mineral which is an iron-rich form of olivine and occurs in many igneous rocks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several pools of syenitic magma were separated from the main body of the melt, each eventually being emplaced as quartz syenite, fayalite granite, and riebeckite granite.
    • These minerals occur with manganoan fayalite and manganoan magnetite in a single sample.
    • Associated with the fayalite are quartz, amphibole, and magnetite.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Fayal(the name of an island in the Azores) + -ite.

 
 
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