Olivine Soaprock

Information about the Olivine Soaprock:

Handmade in the U.S.A. and each soaprock is a unique work of art.

Size: Full Bath Size - about 5" x 4" x 2.5"
Approximate Weight: 6oz.
Fragrance: Cucumber Melon


Some facts about Olivine:

The mineral olivine (when gem-quality it is also called peridot) is a magnesium iron silicate. Olivines are an important rock-forming mineral group. Magnesium-rich olivines are abundant in low-silica mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks and are believed to be the most abundant constituent of the Earth’s upper mantle. Olivine also occurs in high-temperature metamorphic rocks, lunar basalts, and some meteorites.

The name olivine derives from the unusual yellow-green to deep green colour of the magnesium-iron olivine series. Typically the name olivine is given to members of the forsterite-fayalite solid-solution series. In addition to these magnesium and ferrous iron end-members, the olivine group contains manganese (tephroite), calcium-manganese (glaucochroite), calcium-magnesium (monticellite), and calcium-iron (kirschsteinite) end-members. Gem-quality forsterite olivine is known as peridot. Because of its high melting point and resistance to chemical reagents, magnesium olivine is an important refractory material i.e., it can be used in furnace linings and in kilns when other materials are subjected to heat and chemical processes.

Olivine incorporates only minor amounts of elements other than oxygen, silicon, magnesium, and iron. Manganese and nickel commonly are the additional elements present in highest concentrations.