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Noun: fayalite
  1. (mineralogy) yellow, olive green, brown or black mineral with orthorhombic crystals of the olivine group
    "Fayalite is commonly found in igneous and metamorphic rocks"

Derived forms: fayalites

Type of: olivine

Encyclopedia: Fayalite