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Do you have a bus? Not a problem for AEC’s flexible fleet.
Buses loaded on MV AEC Ability II
AEC load rare cargo grade
The AEC fleet vessel, MV Giovanna 34,146 dwat Built 2011, loaded Olivine Sand at Aaheim, Norway. It was a short quick voyage for discharging in Gijon, Spain.
Olivine sand. Sand composed almost exclusively of olivine grains is rare. Olivine is a common rock-forming mineral of certain igneous rocks.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Category | Nesosilicate Olivine group Olivine series |
| Formula (repeating unit) |
(Mg, Fe)2SiO4 |
| Strunz classification | 9.AC.05 |
| Crystal system | Orthorhombic |
| Identification | |
| Color | Yellow to yellow-green |
| Crystal habit | Massive to granular |
| Cleavage | Poor |
| Fracture | Conchoidal – brittle |
| Mohs scale hardness | 6.5–7 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Streak | None |
| Diaphaneity | Transparent to translucent |
| Specific gravity | 3.2–4.5[1][2][3][4] |
| Optical properties | Biaxial (+) |
| Refractive index | nα = 1.630–1.650 nβ = 1.650–1.670 nγ = 1.670–1.690 |
| Birefringence | δ = 0.040 |