Table 2 Elastic stiffness, Cij (GPa) of olivine for representative samples (372, 373, and 374) at ambient condition

From: Characterization of olivine fabrics and mylonite in the presence of fluid and implications for seismic anisotropy and shear localization

i\j	1	2	3	4	5	6
374 olivine (B-type)
1	244.8	78.36	75.35	0.52	4.36	1.72
2		245.16	77.32	-1.42	1.22	2.5
3			215.71	-1	3.52	0.49
4				74.85	0.5	1.44
5					76.82	0.46
6						80.74
Density	3.355 g/cm³
372 olivine (E-type)
1	213.32	74.67	77.51	-1.02	-3.3	-5.12
2		258.02	79.98	6.91	-1.27	-8.09
3			234.76	4.88	-5.17	-2.03
4				82.59	-3.9	-3.03
5					74.52	2.68
6						76.55
Density	3.355 g/cm³
373 olivine (A + B-type)
1	236.97	79.61	75.7	-0.15	-0.85	-1.36
2		247.23	76.25	-0.87	-0.65	-3.3
3			219.48	0.06	-0.95	-0.39
4				76.32	-0.79	-0.77
5					75.26	-0.21
6						81.47
Density	3.355 g/cm³

Reference axes defined as 2, lineation; 3, normal to foliation; and 1, perpendicular to both one and two directions (e.g., Y = 1, X = 2, Z = 3).

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