GRD026KS0
ERDC-29D-4
Serpentinite
Unknown
None
-
1
Ritter 154 › Cabinet 37 › Drawer F
-
Large (measures ~8x6x4 cm from the cut face) sample with crystalline interior composed of blue feldspar, green serpentine, and dark pyroxene. Billet and billet pieces. Original label: 21 September, 1975.
-
ERDC Dredge 29
Pacific Ocean
-
N/A
Plagioclase (white crystals with cleavage on lower half of photo), pyroxene (brownish), and serpentine (white on upper half of photo), cross-cutting fracture in lower right corner
2.5
plane
Plagioclase (white/grey crystals with cleavage on lower half of photo), pyroxene (yellow), and serpentine (white/grey on upper half of pic), cross-cutting fracture in lower right corner
2.5
crossed
-
scan
crossed
GRD026KT0: 50% plagioclase (polysynthetic twinning), 25% pyroxene, 25% serpentine; all crystals are anhedral and interlocking. Occasional cross-cutting veins/fractures (C. Eichler)
N/A
N/A