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The 29 pages that link to Olivine, each with the reason it gives.

• BasaltRelated: Olivine occurs in many basalts, especially magnesium-rich varieties.

• Silicate mineralBroader topic: Olivine shows how isolated tetrahedra combine with metal cations.

• SerpentinizationBroader topic: Water reacts with olivine to form serpentine and iron-bearing products.

• Orthorhombic crystal systemBroader topic: Olivine is a familiar mineral example with orthorhombic symmetry.

• Earth's mantleBroader topic: Its transformations under pressure mark key changes within the upper mantle.

• Bowen's reaction seriesRelated: Its reaction rim of pyroxene records incomplete cooling and shows the series operating in real rocks.

• HematiteCompared with: Its green silicate chemistry contrasts with hematite’s iron oxide composition.

• PeridotiteRelated: It is usually peridotite's most abundant mineral and records its magnesium-iron composition.

• PyroxeneCompared with: Olivine lacks pyroxene’s linked tetrahedral chains.

• Seismic anisotropyBroader topic: Its crystal structure deforms and aligns during mantle flow, creating much mantle anisotropy.

• KomatiiteRelated: Its elongated crystals commonly create komatiite’s characteristic spinifex texture.

• Isomorphous substitutionBroader topic: Magnesium and iron substitute extensively on the same sites across the olivine series.

• Silicate weatheringBroader topic: Its rapid dissolution makes it a prominent example in natural and engineered weathering.

• Carbon mineralizationBroader topic: Olivine can release magnesium during dissolution, enabling magnesium carbonate formation.

• Mantle xenolithRelated: Its composition in xenoliths helps estimate the conditions and chemistry of the mantle.

• KimberliteRelated: Olivine is commonly abundant in kimberlite, often as mantle-derived grains.

• Silicon–oxygen tetrahedronBroader topic: The extreme case: tetrahedra share no corners with each other at all.

• Mantle transition zoneRelated: Its high-pressure transformations define the zone’s principal discontinuities.

• Mantle viscosityBroader topic: Laboratory measurements of olivine creep help constrain upper-mantle viscosity.

• Ultramafic rockRelated: Its abundance gives many ultramafic rocks their high magnesium and iron content.

• Deep-focus earthquakeRelated: Its pressure-driven transformations are central to proposed deep-earthquake mechanisms.

• Lost City Hydrothermal FieldBroader topic: Its reaction with seawater helps generate hydrogen and alkaline fluids at Lost City.

• SerpentiniteRelated: Hydration of olivine is a central reaction during serpentinization.

• AugiteCompared with: Olivine commonly accompanies augite in mafic rocks but has a different structure and cleavage.

• Upper mantleRelated: Its deformation strongly influences the strength and flow of upper-mantle rock.

• ForsteriteNarrower topic: Forsterite is the magnesium-rich endmember of this mineral group.

• Rheology of the mantleRelated: Deformation experiments on olivine provide most laboratory flow-law data for the mantle.

• FayaliteNarrower topic: Fayalite is olivine’s iron-rich endmember.

• Serpentine subgroupRelated: Hydration of olivine can contribute to serpentine formation.