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(Olivine is not the most common mineral in the world, Quartz is. I understand the need for a joke, but let's not stretch the truth while doing it.)
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Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>.
 
Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub>.
 
It is defined by its bright green color. Gem-quality examples of the mineral are called [[peridot]].
 
It is defined by its bright green color. Gem-quality examples of the mineral are called [[peridot]].
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It is also the most common rock in the world, taking up an estimated 80% of the world's volume, of course most of this is in the mantle 7km underground in the sea and an average 35km beneath the continent. <s>Even dwarves can't dig that far down.</s> Only elves say such slander.
  
 
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Olivine
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Uses

Location

  • Found within gabbro as large clusters
Properties
Fire-safe Magma-safe

Wikipedia article

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Olivine is one of many low value minerals that are magma-safe, and can be used for floodgates and mechanisms used for the controlling of magma. It is also one of the few minerals that contains native platinum (the other being magnetite).

Items built using olivine will be dark green.

In real life

Olivine is a magnesium iron silicate mineral with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is defined by its bright green color. Gem-quality examples of the mineral are called peridot.

It is also the most common rock in the world, taking up an estimated 80% of the world's volume, of course most of this is in the mantle 7km underground in the sea and an average 35km beneath the continent. Even dwarves can't dig that far down. Only elves say such slander.

  • Green sand, or fragmented olivine. Some fragments are loose and some are visibly still embedded in the black lava rock below

  • A small olivine piece

  • Brighter olivine

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    Small olivine pieces

  • Olivine, clear high quality crystals are called peridot if they are gem-quality

  • Another sample of olivine/peridot

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