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magnesium germanate
chemical compound
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olivine structure
- In olivine: Meteorites and the Earth’s mantle
Study of the olivine-like compound magnesium germanate, Mg2GeO4, showed that it has polymorphs that have both olivine and spinel structure. In the spinel structure, the oxygen atoms are arranged in cubic closest packing (in which the position of every third layer repeats that of the initial layer) instead of hexagonal…
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