GRD025RS0

ERDC-27D-6

Serpentinite

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Ritter 154 › Cabinet 37 › Drawer E

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One cut sample measuring ~4.5x3x3 cm on the cut face. Blue-green crystalline interior with a single white serpentine vein. Sample has patchy white crust. Billet and billet pieces. Original label: 21 September, 1975.

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ERDC Dredge 27

Pacific Ocean
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N/A

Plagioclase, serpentine (green), and pyroxene (blue)

2.5

plane

Plagioclase, serpentine (yellow), and pyroxene (blue)

2.5

crossed

Slide 1

scan

crossed

GRD025RT0: Slide 1: 60% serpentine, 40% plagioclase (polysynthetic and simple twinning); some pyroxene (rare) (C. Eichler)

GRD025RT1: Slide 2: 60% serpentine, 40% plagioclase (polysynthetic and simple twinning); some pyroxene (rare), Thin section is carbon-coated. (C. Eichler)

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