Matter
Name
Olivine Hawaii Forsterite Fo88 sand grain
Family
mineral
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
Preparation
selected components
Method
magnetic separation on bulk samples
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral)
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 ${\mu}m$ 5000.0 ${\mu}m$ 1.0 spherical
Comments
olivine round-shaped sand grains resulting from coastal erosion of lava flows
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Olivine Hawaii Forsterite Fo88 sand grain 1.0