GRD01ZGS0

RAMA7-Dr9-1

Basalt

Mesozoic › Cretaceous › Late Cretaceous
65.5 - 99.6

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 37 › Drawer A

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Large porphyritic extrusive sample. Creamy white feldspar glomerocrysts and occasional black amphibole in purple matrix. Green copper mineralization on one side of sample. Original label: 10 November, 1980.

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RAMA 7 Dredge 9

Pacific Ocean
Philippine Trench. Original: 10 28.2N, 126 09.9E to 10 27.3N, 126 09.5E. Depth: -4075 to -3650.
Latitude: 10.47°
Longitude: 126.165°
-3865.0 m a.s.l.

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Large euhedral plagioclase and pyroxene in fine-grained matrix

2.5

plane

Large euhedral plagioclase and pyroxene in fine-grained matrix

2.5

crossed

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scan

crossed

GRD01ZGT0: Very large euhedral (altered?) plagioclase, subhedral pyroxene, subhedral amphibole, carbonate?, fine-grained feldspar, opaque oxides; brownish matrix (C. Eichler)

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