View example sentences and word forms for Ringwoodite.
Ringwoodite
Ringwoodite meaning
A cubic form of olivine produced under very high pressure, (Mg, Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄.
Example sentences (3)
Ringwoodite is a mineral that forms in the Earth’s mantle.
At about 0.8 mole fraction fayalite, olivine transforms directly to ringwoodite over the pressure range convert.
At a depth of about convert, ringwoodite decomposes into silicate perovskite ((Mg,Fe)SiO 3 ) and ferropericlase ((Mg,Fe)O) in an endothermic reaction.