Matter
Name
Olivine Hawaii Forsterite Fo88 sand grain size 500_1000 microns (C5)
Family
Family
mineral
Database
Experimentalists
Parent matter
Olivine Hawaii Forsterite Fo88 sand grain
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
Patrick Pinet, Serge Chevrel, IRAP, OMP, 14 avenue E Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Green Sand Beach,Big Island , Hawaii , United States

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Position type
point
Geolocation
Point Latitude Longitude Altitude
#1 18.936° -155.646° 0.0 m
Image
field of view 2.5 mm x 2.0 mm
field of view 2.5 mm x 2.0 mm
Preparation
sieved fraction
Method
mechanical grinding and grain size sorting
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
Shape
irregular
Texture
loose granular
Type of porosity
particulate
Texture
compact
Grain sizes
Grains Size min Size max Size median Size width Size mass fraction Grain shape
#1 500.0 ${\mu}m$ 1000.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 irregular
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Olivine Hawaii Forsterite Fo88 sand grain 500-1000 microns (C5) 1.0
Title
mechanical grinding then sieving between 500 and 1000 µm meshes

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Olivine Hawaii Forsterite Fo88 sand grain size 500_1000 microns (C5) (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 2006-04-01 mechanical mechanical grinding of bulk basalt
#2 2006-04-01 mechanical sieving by 2 stainless steel sieves with 500 and 1000 microns meshs
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