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  1. Greenish mineral, magnesium iron silicate,
  2. (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a rock-forming mineral,
  3. present in, for example, peridotite, gabbro,
  4. and basalt. Olivine is called peridot when
  5. pale green and transparent, and used in
  6. jewellery.
  7.