GRD01ZCS0

RAMA7-Dr8-4

Rhyolite

Mesozoic › Cretaceous › Late Cretaceous
65.5 - 99.6

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 37 › Drawer A

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Small cut pebble. Looks and feels like a dense form of pumice. Original label: 10 November, 1980.

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RAMA 7 Dredge 8

Pacific Ocean
Philippine Trench. Original: 10 29.9N, 126 31.2E to 10 29.6N, 126 30.9E. Depth: -7950 to -7550.
Latitude: 10.498333°
Longitude: 126.52°
-7750.0 m a.s.l.

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Plagioclase and opaque oxides

5.0

plane

Abundant plagioclase, largest displaying albite twinning and zonation

5.0

crossed

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scan

crossed

GRD01ZCT0: Very porous; 90% plagioclase (some albite twinning), 5% pyroxene, 5% opaque oxides (C. Eichler)

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