ferropericlase

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What does ferropericlase mean?

Any of a class of minerals, mixed oxides of magnesium and iron, that are abundant in the earth's lower mantle (second only to perovskite)

Where does ferropericlase come from?

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English periclase English ferropericlase From ferro- + periclase.

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