Olivine XL
Practical significance
Cometary dust analog
Origin
Crushed piece of olivine from a Norwegian dunite rock
Main constituent
Forsterite (Mg-rich olivine): Mg1.85Fe0.14SiO4
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
6.3
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
6.8
Size distribution plot:
Size distribution table
Color
White
SEM/TEM images:
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
442.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
633.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Refractive index
1.62 + i0.00001 (Dorschner et al. 1995)
Angle range (deg)
[5,173]
Reference/s