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All eight white dwarf systems observed showed signatures of a glassy silicate mineral similar to olivine, which is common on Earth.— Livescience.com
The team found the dust contains a glassy silicate material similar to olivine, which is common on Earth and has also been seen on the Moon and Mars.— New Scientist - Online News
This crater is rich in olivine, which, like pyroxene detected by the M3 recently, contains iron.— Signs of the Times
- Peridot is a gemstone variety of the mineral olivine, a silicate formed with magnesium and iron and commonly found amongst basalts (lava rock).
But the referenced comments above referred specifically to olivine, which is (Mg, Fe) SiO4, which could sequester a mass of C per unit mass rock similar to that for carbonates** as calculated above if the Fe can be used.— RealClimate

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