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Ringwoodite

Ringwoodite meaning

A cubic form of olivine produced under very high pressure, (Mg, Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄.

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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.