6067 - Olivine

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Italy

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6067

Mineral Name

Olivine

Mineral Variety

Forsterite

Chemical Formula

(Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Subcollection

Beck Economic Geology
Specimen Number
021

Rounded 2 mm grains in vial, within another larger vial. 

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Torre del Greco, Vesuvius, Italy

Locality Lat/Long

40.822383, 14.4289058
Geographic Features
Vesuvius
Somma-Vesuvius Complex