Sainmhíniú group of rock-forming minerals that are typically found in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks such as basalt, gabbro, dunite, diabase and peridotite Tagairt "ESRIC - European Space Resources Innovation Centre > Knowledge > ESRIC’s Knowledge Sharing Platform > Space Resources from A to Z > O > Olivine (22.2.2023)"
Nóta Olivine derives its name from the usual olive-green color of the mineral, and is the term usually given to the species when speaking of it as a rock-forming mineral.