Product information
Olivine’s properties vary depending on the levels of its two main components…
Olivine’s properties vary depending on the levels of its two main components forsterite (Fo) and fayalite (Fa). It is named after its olive green colour.
Olivine is a naturally occurring silica-free material of low specific density. It has applications across construction and high temperature minerals industry applications. It is suitable for a wide range of applications, for example as a slag conditioner, refractory raw material, foundry & blasting sand, and high friction surfacing. Other than these, it can also be used for gunning, tundish linings, animal feeds, and other horticultural applications.
Standard grades
LKAB Minerals’ Olivine is available in the various different grades, as displayed below:
- 5-8mm (-8+5mm)
- 3-5mm (-5+3mm)
- 1-3mm (-3+1mm)
- 0-1mm (-1mm)
- 0-250μm (-60#)
- 0-150μm (-100#)
- 0-15μm (-200#)
Other grades are available on request.
Packaging
Our olivine materials are available in 25kg paper sacks, 1000kg bulk bags or as bulk as standard.
Mineral information
Check out mineral information such as physical and chemical properties, origin, and toxicology here.
Physical properties of Olivine
| Total moisture [%] | < 0.5 |
| Bulk density [g/cm³] | 1.6 – 1.9 |
| pH | 8.9 – 9.5 |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 6.5 – 7.0 |
| PSV | 51 – 60 |
Chemical properties of Olivine
| Al2O3 [%] | 0.8 |
| MgO [%] | 49.25 |
| SiO2 [%] | 42.06 |
| K2O [%] | 0.07 |
Mineral origin
LKAB Minerals’ olivine originates from Norway.
Toxicology
Olivine products are inert and non-toxic. You can download the Material Safety Datasheet from the data centre.
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