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Fayalite: Overview, Related Topics & Entities

Fayalite (Fe2SiO4, commonly abbreviated to Fa) is the iron-rich end-member of the olivine solid-solution series. In common with all minerals in the olivine group, fayalite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (space group Pbnm) with cell parameters a = 4.82 Å, b = 10.48 Å and c = 6.09 Å.

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Fayalite topic overview

The analysis highlights Overview, Related Topics and Entities as prominent areas in the source structure around Fayalite.

Related topics
35
Source areas
1
Connected nodes
36
Extracted relationships
30
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
36

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 35 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

2V angle
Measured: 74° to 47°, calculated: 54° to 66°
Birefringence
δ = 0.042–0.051
Category
Nesosilicate
Cleavage
{010} moderate, {100} imperfect
Color
Greenish yellow, yellow-brown, brown; pale yellow to amber in thin section
Crystal class
Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Fayalite connects Entity context

The extracted context around Fayalite shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Fayalite → Measured: 74° to 47°, calculated: 54° to 66° Another extracted example is Fayalite → δ = 0.042–0.051. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Fayalite

Top relations

2V angle · 1
Fayalite → Measured: 74° to 47°, calculated: 54° to 66°
Birefringence · 1
Fayalite → δ = 0.042–0.051
Category · 1
Fayalite → Nesosilicate
Cleavage · 1
Fayalite → {010} moderate, {100} imperfect
Color · 1
Fayalite → Greenish yellow, yellow-brown, brown; pale yellow to amber in thin section
Crystal class · 1
Fayalite → Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
Crystal habit · 1
Fayalite → Commonly granular, compact, or massive
Crystal system · 1
Fayalite → Orthorhombic
Diaphaneity · 1
Fayalite → Transparent
Formula · 1
Fayalite → Fe2SiO4

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

olivine also quartz forsterite oxygen rocks pressures reaction pressure used commonly series minerals iron igneous volcanic plutonic fugacity orthorhombic iron-rich

Fayalite relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 30 structured relationships around Fayalite. Examples in this analysis include Fayalite → 2V angle → Measured: 74° to 47°, calculated: 54° to 66° and Fayalite → Birefringence → δ = 0.042–0.051. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Fayalite2V angleMeasured: 74° to 47°, calculated: 54° to 66°1.00infobox
FayaliteBirefringenceδ = 0.042–0.0511.00infobox
FayaliteCategoryNesosilicate1.00infobox
FayaliteCleavage{010} moderate, {100} imperfect1.00infobox
FayaliteColorGreenish yellow, yellow-brown, brown; pale yellow to amber in thin section1.00infobox
FayaliteCrystal classDipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)1.00infobox
FayaliteCrystal habitCommonly granular, compact, or massive1.00infobox
FayaliteCrystal systemOrthorhombic1.00infobox
FayaliteDiaphaneityTransparent1.00infobox
FayaliteFormulaFe2SiO41.00infobox
FayaliteFormula mass203.771 g·mol−11.00infobox
FayaliteFractureConchoidal1.00infobox
FayaliteIMA symbolFa1.00infobox
FayaliteLusterVitreous to resinous on fractures1.00infobox
FayaliteMohs scale hardness6.5–7.01.00infobox
FayaliteOptical propertiesBiaxial (−)1.00infobox
FayalitePleochroismFaint1.00infobox
FayaliteRefractive indexnα = 1.731–1.824, nβ = 1.760–1.864, nγ = 1.773–1.8751.00infobox
FayaliteSpace groupPbnm (no. 62)1.00infobox
FayaliteSpecific gravity4.3921.00infobox
FayaliteStreakWhite1.00infobox
FayaliteStrunz classification9.AC.051.00infobox
FayaliteTwinningOn ; also on , as trillings1.00infobox
FayaliteUnit cella = 4.8211, b = 10.4779 c = 6.0889 [Å]; Z = 41.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Fayalite bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Olivine, Also and Minerals. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Fayalite
    • Olivine
    • Also
    • Minerals
    • Series
    • Forsterite
    • Quartz
    • Ahrensite
    • Cell
    • Common
    • End-member
    • Group
    • Iron-rich
  • fayalite
    • Olivine
    • Also
    • Minerals
    • Series
    • Forsterite
    • Quartz
    • Ahrensite
    • Cell
    • Common
    • End-member
    • Group
    • Iron-rich
  • olivine group
    • Orthorhombic
    • Pbnm
    • Space
    • System
    • Quartz
    • Series
    • Cell
    • Common
    • Iron
    • Minerals
    • Rich
    • Pressures
  • igneous
    • Assemblages
    • Calculate
    • Fugacity
    • Iron
    • Plutonic
    • Rich
    • Volcanic
    • Oxygen
    • Rocks
    • Used
    • Quartz
    • Olivine
  • quartz
    • Pressures
    • Reaction
    • Assemblages
    • Calculate
    • Rich
    • Stable
    • Volcanic
    • Oxygen
    • Pressure
    • Rocks
    • Used
  • volcanic
    • Plutonic
    • Rocks
    • Common
    • Igneous
    • Iron
    • Rich
    • Commonly
    • Quartz
    • Olivine
  • end-member
    • Series
    • Cell
    • Fa
    • Iron-rich
    • Olivine
    • Forsterite
    • Also
    • Fayalite
  • iron
    • Quartz
    • Igneous
    • Plutonic
    • Rich
    • Volcanic
    • Olivine
    • Rocks

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the Fayalite map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Fayalite

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples30
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Fayalite to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Overview, Related Topics & Entities, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Fayalite · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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