Olivine
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Orthorhombic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Yellow, Green
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- Gemstone, Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Olivine is the main mineral of Earth's upper mantle, so much of the planet beneath us is olivine.
- Gem-quality olivine, called peridot, has even been found in stony-iron meteorites from space.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q22693 · All stones · All entries