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This mineral is olivine: (Mg, Fe)2SiO4.
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What is the mafic mineral and felsic mineral?
First of all there is no such thing as a mafic or a felsic "mineral". There can be mafic and felsic rocks.Mafic rocks have a high magnesium and iron content.Felsic rocks enriched with lighter elements such as oxygen and silicon.
Rocks that have high levels of iron and magnesium are called?
Igneous rocks with high iron and magnesium content are known as mafic. This word comes from the combination of the "Ma" for magnesium and Fe for iron, MaFe, Mafic
Dark colored igneous rock rich in iron and magnesium?
Dark, mafic rock is relatively rich in iron and magnesium.
Silicates rich in iron and magnesium are termed?
The mineral Olivine is a series between two end members, fayalite and forsterite. Fayalite is the iron rich member while forsterite is the magnesium rich member.
What is the mantle rich in?
Mafic and ultramafic minerals, high in magnesium and iron.
Give an example of a mineral that is an element?
iron, magnesium
Which mineral are almonds rich with?
Potassium, Calcium, iron, magnesium.
What mineral is required in the enzymatic phosphorylation of ADP?
iron
What mineral is needed for chlorophyll to work?
Magnesium and iron
What is the geologic classification of olivine?
The mineral olivine is a magnesium iron silicate.
What is the mafic mineral and felsic mineral?
First of all there is no such thing as a mafic or a felsic "mineral". There can be mafic and felsic rocks.Mafic rocks have a high magnesium and iron content.Felsic rocks enriched with lighter elements such as oxygen and silicon.
Rocks that have high levels of iron and magnesium are called?
Igneous rocks with high iron and magnesium content are known as mafic. This word comes from the combination of the "Ma" for magnesium and Fe for iron, MaFe, Mafic
What mineral is an essential compont of chlorophyll?
magnesium. we have iron in our hemoglobin, and plants have a similar shaped molecule with magnesium in the same location, called chlorophyll
What is an anthophyllite?
An anthophyllite is a dark brown amphibole mineral, a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
An important mineral ion that is a component of chloroplasts and stabilizer of membranes and ribosomes is?
Magnesium
Dark colored igneous rock rich in iron and magnesium?
Dark, mafic rock is relatively rich in iron and magnesium.
What mafic is like?
Mafic is a silicate mineral or rock that is rich in magnesium and iron, and is usually dark in color. It is formed from cooling volcanic lava.
