Olivine S

Practical significance

Cometary dust analog.

Origin

Crushed piece of olivine from a Norwegian dunite rock.

Main constituent
Forsterite (Mg-rich olivine): Mg1.85Fe0.14SiO4
Color
White
Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
3.29
Particle size Mie: veff
1.04
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
1.3
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
1.8
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution Olivine S
Size distribution table
size_olivines.txt
SEM/TEM images:
Olivine S SEM Image
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
sem_olivines.zip
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
442.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_olivines_442nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Olivine S - 442nm
Scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
520.00 nm
Scattering matrix (2) table
matrix_olivines_520nm_0.txt
Scattering matrix (2) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Olivine S - 520nm
Scattering matrix (3) wavelength in nm
633.00 nm
Scattering matrix (3) table
matrix_olivines_633nm_0.txt
Scattering matrix (3) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements Olivine S - 633nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
442.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
extra_olivines_442nm_F.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) wavelength in nm
520.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table M
extra_olivines_520nm_M_1.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (2) table F
extra_olivines_520nm_F_1.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (3) wavelength in nm
630.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (3) table F
extra_olivines_633nm_F.txt
Refractive index

1.62 + i0.00001 (Dorschner et al. 1995)

Angle range (deg)
[5,173] [5,177]
Reference/s
Frattin et al., 2019
Muñoz et al., 2000