Olivine
释义 Definition
橄榄石:一种常见的造岩矿物(镁铁硅酸盐矿物族),通常呈橄榄绿色,常见于玄武岩等火成岩中,也是地幔的重要组成矿物之一。
发音 Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɒl.ɪ.viːn/(英); /ˈɑː.lə.viːn/(美)
例句 Examples
Olivine is usually green.
橄榄石通常是绿色的。
Basaltic lava can contain bright olivine crystals that formed as the magma cooled.
玄武岩质熔岩中可能含有明亮的橄榄石晶体,它们是在岩浆冷却时形成的。
词源 Etymology
olivine 来自法语 olivine,与拉丁语 oliva(“橄榄”)同源,因其典型的橄榄绿色而得名。
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文学与著作 Literary Works
- Introduction to Mineralogy(William D. Nesse)
- Earth: Portrait of a Planet(Stephen Marshak)
- Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology(Anthony R. Philpotts & Jay J. Ague)
- Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology(John D. Winter)