reticulate. adj. 1. (Biology) in the form of a network or having a network of parts: a reticulate leaf. 2. resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net. vb. 3. to form or be formed into a net. [C17: from Late Latin rÄticulÄtus made like a net]. (adj. rÉªËtÉªk yÉ lÉªt, -ËleÉªt; v. -ËleÉªt). adj., v. -latâ¢ed, -latâ¢ing. adj. v.t.
The term âolivineâ is also used for a group of related minerals that all share similar crystal structures and the same general chemical composition of X 2 SiO 4, where X can stand for iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn) or nickel (Ni).uartz can only form from magmas that are relative rich in silica, while the olivine minerals only form from magmas that are relatively lean in silica, so quartz and olivine are incompatible minerals.
Often confused with... Most misidentifications of olivine occur as a result of a common tendency to identify all green minerals as olivine. Although olivine is certainly one of the most common green minerals, greenish hues is not limited to this group of rock forming minerals. Olivine is most easily identified by a combination of its color, hardness and close association with mafic igneous rocks.