Mineral Species
Fayalite
Type Locality
No
Composition
Fe2+2SiO4
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Status at Tsumeb
Believed valid
Abundance
Somewhat rare
Distribution
Country rocks (kersantite)
Paragenesis
Rock-forming (igneous)
Entry Number
Species; TSNB127
General Notes
According to Söhnge (1964) olivine (composition unspecified) is a component of the kersantite sills and dykes that transgress the upper portion of the Tsumeb ore body.
Lombaard et al. (1986) and Gebhard (1999) considered fayalite "rare" at Tsumeb.
Associated Minerals
anatase; albite; anorthite; biotite series; fayalite; magnetite; pyrite
