2CO2 Forsterite reacts with quartz to form the orthopyroxene mineral enstatite in the following reaction: Mg2SiO4 + SiO2 -> 2MgSiO3 Discovery and name Forsterite was first described in 1824 for an occurrence at Mount Somma, Vesuvius, Italy. It was named by Armand Lévy in 1824 after the English naturalist and mineral collector Adolarius Jacob Forster. Applications Forsterite is being currently studied as a potential biomaterial for implants owing to its superior mechanical properties. References Magnesium minerals Nesosilicates Orthorhombic minerals Minerals in space group 62