wadsleyite
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Wadsley + -ite, named after geologist Dr. Arthur David Wadsley.
Noun[edit]
wadsleyite (usually uncountable, plural wadsleyites)
- (mineralogy) An orthorhombic form of olivine produced under very high pressure
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Wadsleyite” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database[1], 1997–.
- “wadsleyite”, in Mindat.org[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
