endmembers of the solid solution series: forsterite (Mg-endmember: Mg2SiO4) and fayalite (Fe-endmember: Fe2SiO4) but the ratio in olivine is not normally defined
example, the most easily altered material would be olivine: e.g. Fe2SiO4 (fayalite) + O2 → Fe2O3 (hematite) + SiO2 (quartz) with E = -27.53 kJ/mol A key feature
of Forsterite and Fayalite metamorphoses into serpentine, magnetite and silica by the following reactions, with silica from fayalite decomposition (reaction
811. The Kudaru ring complex was discovered to contain mildly alkaline fayalite granite porphyry, peralkaline arfvedsonite granite and metaluminous biotite
1933. Smith, George Otis. "Notes on crystals of scapolite, gypsum, and fayalite..." Johns Hopkins University Circular, pp. 81–83 (1894) Smith, George Otis
Allende > oxidized Bali Fayalite forsterite series composition: red (Fa 32–60) - ox. All (Fa 32–60) - ox. Ba (Fa 10–90) Pure fayalite occurs only in the oxidized
"Observation of Cation Reordering during the Olivine-Spinel Transition in Fayalite by In Situ Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction at High Pressure and Temperature"
"Metal loss to slag: Part I. Sulfidic and oxidic dissolution of copper in fayalite slag from low grade matte". Metallurgical Transactions. 5 (3): 531–538
Ma old and has phenocrysts of sanidine, quartz, plagioclase, and sparse fayalite. All have a total rock composition characteristic of rhyolite. The Young
activity on the ordinary and carbonaceous chondrite parent bodies recorded by fayalite". Nature Communications. 6: 7444. Bibcode:2015NatCo...6.7444D. doi:10.1038/ncomms8444