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Olivine S (Amsterdam)
| origin | crushed piece of olivine from a Norwegian dunite rock |
| main constituent | forsterite (Mg-rich olivine): Mg1.85Fe0.14SiO4 |
| practical significance | cometary dust analog |
| particle size | measured size distribution Fraunhofer: reff=1.3 μm, v |
| particle shape | irregular |
| refractive index | 1.62 + i0.00001 (Dorschner et al. 1995)
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| color | white |
| scattering matrix | 442 nm 633 nm |
| article | Muñoz O, Volten H, de Haan JF, Vassen W, Hovenier JW. Experimental determination of scattering matrices of olivine and Allende meteorite particles. Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 360, pp. 777-788, 2000 |
