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Meaning of "forsterite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORSTERITE

Named after J. R. Forster (1729–98), German naturalist.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORSTERITE

forsterite  [ˈfɔːstəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORSTERITE

noun
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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forsterite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORSTERITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Forsterite

Forsterite is the magnesium rich end-member of the olivine solid solution series. Forsterite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with cell parameters a 4.75 Å, b 10.20 Å and c 5.98 Å. Forsterite is associated with igneous and metamorphic rocks and has also been found in meteorites. In 2005 it was also found in cometary dust returned by the Stardust probe. In 2011 it was observed as tiny crystals in the dusty clouds of gas around a forming star. Two polymorphs of forsterite are known: wadsleyite and ringwoodite. Both are mainly known from meteorites. Peridot is the gemstone variety of forsterite olivine. Forsterite reacts with quartz to form the orthopyroxene mineral enstatite in the following reaction: Mg2SiO4 + SiO2 → MgSiO3.

Definition of forsterite in the English dictionary

The definition of forsterite in the dictionary is a white, yellow, or green mineral of the olivine group consisting of magnesium silicate. Formula: Mg2SiO4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORSTERITE


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
dolerite
ˈdɒləˌraɪt
elaterite
ɪˈlætəˌraɪt
evaporite
ɪˈvæpəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
Hutterite
ˈhʌtəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
melanterite
mɛˈlæntəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozocerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
peristerite
pəˈrɪstəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORSTERITE

forslack
forslow
forsook
forsooth
forspeak
forspend
forspent
forspoke
forspoken
Forster
forswatt
forswear
forswearer
forswink
forswore
forsworn
forswornness
forswunk
Forsyth
forsythia

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORSTERITE

aerosiderite
ankerite
calaverite
cerite
dopplerite
dumortierite
favourite
Fourierite
geyserite
guerite
kieserite
marguerite
millerite
nerite
ozokerite
preterite
rensselaerite
sclerite
sombrerite
witherite
yperite

Synonyms and antonyms of forsterite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forsterite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORSTERITE

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The translations of forsterite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forsterite» in English.

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镁橄榄石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forsterita
570 millions of speakers

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forsterite
510 millions of speakers

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forsterite
380 millions of speakers
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forsterite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

форстеритового
278 millions of speakers

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forsterite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

forsterite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forstérite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forsterite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Forsterit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォルステライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포스 테 라이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forsterite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forsterit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forsterite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोर्स्टेस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

forsterit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forsterite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forsteryt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форстерітових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forsterite
30 millions of speakers
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forsterite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

forsterite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

forsterit
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

forsterite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forsterite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORSTERITE»

The term «forsterite» is normally little used and occupies the 111.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORSTERITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forsterite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORSTERITE»

Discover the use of forsterite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forsterite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chromium:forsterite Laser Frequency Comb Stabilization and ...
We locked a CW laser to the saturated absorption feature using a Frequency Modulation technique and then compared to an optical frequency comb.
Rajesh Thapa, 2008
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Forsterite
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) is the magnesium rich end-member of the olivine solid solution series.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Rock-Forming Minerals: Orthosilicates, Volume 1A:
forsterite is a component move towards the Mg2Si04 member at low to moderate pressures. At high pressures, however, the effect diminishes due to the decreasing value of dT/dP (about 6 deg/kbar) for most silicate melting curves at • 20 kbar.
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1982
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Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin
The melting behavior is different for enstatite (Mg2SbOt,), because another phase , forsterite (Mg2SiO.,), enters the picture. For a certain temperature range it is energetically favorable to have solid forsterite coexist with a more siliceous melt ...
Hans-Rudolf Wenk, Andrei Bulakh, 2004
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Phase Diagrams for Geoscientists: An Atlas of the Earth's ...
Gasparik and Litvin [48] decided to investigate the melting relations on the forsterite-jadeite join at pressures higher than 2.8 GPa to determine the character of the partial melts originating at the depths even greater than the alkali basaltic melts.
Tibor Gasparik, 2003
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5th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical ...
Abstract— The effect of ball milling hours on the manufacture of nano-crystalline forsterite powder was investigated in terms of particle size and phase stability. A quasi-mechanical activation method followed by heat treatment was successfully  ...
Hua-Nong Ting, 2011
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Rock-forming Minerals
The ternary phase diagram (Fig. 166) shows curves (projections of the phase boundary surfaces) separated by five primary phases. The piercing points G and H at 1212°C, Di55Ak6Ne3, and 1169°C, DiwAk.,Ne„,. are where forsterite. diopside.
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, 2004
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Glass Ceramic Technology
2.2.5.3 Forsterite Glass-Ceramics Nanocrystalline and transparent glassceramics with the orthosilicate forsterite (Mg2SiO4) as the major crystalline phase were developed by Beall (2000) because of the photonic interest in Cr4+-doped ...
Wolfram Holand, George H. Beall, 2012
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Practical Chemical Thermodynamics for Geoscientists
The four compounds in Figure 12-4 are periclase (MgO), forsterite (Mg2SiO4, represented by the vertical line at 42.71 wt. % SiO2), enstatite (MgSiO3, represented by the vertical line at 59.85 wt. % SiO2), and silica (SiO2). The melting points of ...
Bruce Fegley, 2013
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Earth Materials
occur between forsterite olivine, enstatite and melt. During cooling and crystallization, three fundamentally different situations can be recognized. For example, with a composition of 12% silica component (dashed line A, Figure w), the system ...
Kevin Hefferan, John O'Brien, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORSTERITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forsterite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cosmic Smashups May Have Rained Metal on Early Earth
The researchers are now experimenting with how materials such as olivine, forsterite and periclase — the largest components of the mantles of ... «Live Science, Mar 15»
2
Application of Stronger Ceramic Nanostructures in Tissue Engineering
Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) is one of the novel bio-ceramics that is used in tissue engineering, specially in bone tissue. Forsterite nanoparticles are ... «Nanotechnology News, Jan 15»
3
X-Ray Diffraction Helps Identify Dozen Martian Minerals
The Rocknest data reveal abundant plagioclase (30 weight %), Fe-forsterite (16%), augite (11%), pigeonite (10%), magnetite (1.5%), and ... «Sci-News.com, Dec 14»
4
Mineral Liberation Analysis with Large Area EDS and EBSD Mapping
Bulk mineral phase mass percentage and common perimeter associations for forsterite. Data obtained by INCAMineral, processed with ... «Azomining, Feb 14»
5
PNNL calendar makes science into art
Yellow and orange carbon dioxide reactions of dypingite and forsterite resemble radioactive sponges. Technetium, a contaminant that poses a ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Dec 13»
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Mineral Makeup of Earth Has Changed Drastically Over Time, Study …
About this picture: The magnesium silicate forsterite was one of the most abundant minerals in the Hadean Eon, and it played a major role in ... «Nature World News, Nov 13»
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Ancient minerals: Which gave rise to life?
The magnesium silicate forsterite was one of the most abundant minerals in the Hadean Eon, and it played a major role in Earth's near-surface ... «Phys.Org, Nov 13»
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Journal Highlight: Raman spectra of selected mineral phases of the …
Collected spectra of quartz, forsterite-rich olivine, chromite, kosmochlor (Na–Cr-rich clinopyroxene) and Na-feldspar (albite) were compared ... «spectroscopyNOW.com, Jul 13»
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Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years
It also sees perchlorates in the soil - they're most likely covering the planet - and as well, the presence of the mineral forsterite also suggests ... «BBC News, May 13»
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Scientists reveal morphology, growth mechanisms of precipitates …
New knowledge about the chemical reactions between stored carbon dioxide and forsterite (Mg2SiO4) is helping determine how much ... «Phys.Org, May 13»

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