Olivine Mineral | Perfect for Industrial Use

Olivine is a naturally occurring mineral magnesium iron silicate sourced from Norway with a high melting point and density.

High melting point and density

Low specific density

Suitable for a wide range of applications

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 material. 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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Real world use of this product

Application

Bed Material

We have boiler bed material products available to alleviate problems such as build ups of slag, bed freezing and bed agglomeration.

Application

Foundry sands and binders

LKAB Minerals’ product portfolio for the foundry industry ranges from core and mould sands to binders and core additives.

Application

High friction surfacing

Calcined Bauxite, an optimum aggregate for anti-skid applications, creates a high level of skid resistance for use in High Friction Surfacing (HFS).

Application

Refractory Services

LKAB Minerals offers layering and toll manufacturing services, develop tailored products and testing services related to the refractory minerals.

Industry use

Our customers use industrial minerals to improve constructions, increase safety and reduce costs.